Cleveland is back home where it won the first two games of the series before being dominated by the Magic on the road in Games 3 and 4. The Cavaliers must come out of halftime more focused as they were outscored 37-10 in the third quarter on Saturday. Three of the first four games have gone UNDER and each team has been held to fewer than 90 points on the away court. Cleveland is 14-4 ATS its past 18 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5 points and 11-3 ATS as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5. Orlando is 0-6 ATS its past six road games and it has covered the spread once in five games following a double-digit win. The Magic are 12-4 UNDER after an ATS win and 11-5 UNDER overall against teams with winning records. Orlando shot just 34.3 percent in Games 1 and 2 and averaged 42.5 points before halftime. Take the Cavaliers and the first half UNDER and also the game to stay UNDER as a Max Play.
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Who is the public on? 64% of the public bets are on Orlando Magic on the -4 ATS. And, 55% of the bets are on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game is that Orlando will win by a score of 103.7 to 98.6 with Orlando winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Cleveland Cavaliers on the -4.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Cleveland would win by a score of 103.2 to 101.4 with Cleveland winning on the moneyline, Orlando winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Orlando at Cleveland
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Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Orlando Magic on the -2.5 ATS. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Orlando would win by a score of 104.5 to 100.5 with Orlando winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Cleveland at Orlando
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Cleveland was content to win its first two games at home and decided not to show up for Game 3 and Orlando routed the Cavaliers 121-83. The Magic missed 10 of their first 11 shots and still shot 51.1 percent for the game with a 51-32 edge in rebounds. The Magic likely won't score that many points in this game, but they have found a way to defend the Cavaliers, who shot just 39.0 percent overall and went 8-for-34 on 3-point tries. Paolo Banchero had 31 points and Orlando led by 43 points in the fourth quarter. Orlando had gone UNDER three straight and just missed staying UNDER on Thursday even while scoring 121 points. The Magic are 8-1 UNDER their past nine games as home favorites and 15-5 UNDER overall playing with one day of rest. Also, Orlando is 34-16-1 ATS at home and 41-19-1 ATS with one day of rest. Take the Magic as a Max Play and the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Orlando Magic on the -3 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Orlando would win by a score of 104.2 to 101.1 with Orlando winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Cleveland at Orlando
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Orlando is just a slight favorite in Game 3 and the Magic are 33-14-1 ATS their past 48 home games dating to last season. The Magic have to win this one after losing the first two games of the series, which went UNDER by an average of 25 points. Cleveland is 9-4 UNDER its past 13 games as an underdog and 13-3 UNDER its past 16 first round playoff games. The Magic are 13-3 UNDER at home and 9-4 UNDER overall following an ATS loss. The Cavaliers are just 3-13 ATS their past 16 games following a win, 3-10 ATS playing on two days rest and this is a letdown spot after they won the first two games at home. Orlando is 9-4 ATS playing with two days rest. Take the Magic ATS as a Max Play, take the first half UNDER as a Max Play, and play the full game to stay UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Cleveland Cavaliers on the -5.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Cleveland would win by a score of 105.0 to 102.3 with Cleveland winning on the moneyline, Orlando winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Orlando at Cleveland
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Cleveland held the Magic to 33 percent shooting and won 97-83 on Saturday and Orlando now has lost five of its past seven games. Donovan Mitchell had 30 points and both teams were cold from 3-point range. The Cavaliers went 8-for-30 and Orlando 8-for-37 from beyond the arc and that was the main reason for the low score. We can expect both teams to shoot better in Game 2 and Cleveland is 7-0 OVER its past seven games playing with one day of rest. The Magic are 0-5 ATS their past five road contests and the Cavaliers have covered seven of eight Monday games. Orlando had gone OVER five of seven before Saturday's game and it hasn't covered the number on the road since April 3rd against New Orleans. Take the Cavaliers as a Max Play and the OVER.