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Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks – Cavaliers To Double Lead In NBA Playoffs
- Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers picks for Monday, April 22
- NBA Playoffs game is taking place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- Preview, predictions, stats & form
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- Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- Orlando Magic Form
- Cleveland Cavaliers Form
Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Picks
Cleveland are tipped to cover as the take a 2-0 series lead.
The Cavaliers have a great record record against Orlando and the winning team tends to cover the spread when they meet.
- Cleveland Cavaliers are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings
- Cleveland Cavaliers are 6-2-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings
- The winning team has covered in 9 of the last 10 meetings
- The Over cashed in 3 of the last 5 meetings
Head To Head
- Cleveland Cavaliers lead the all-time series 68-65
- Cleveland Cavaliers lead this NBA playoff series
- Cleveland Cavaliers won 97-83 when the two teams last met on April 20
Orlando Magic Form
Orlando go into tihs game looking to bounce back from a Game 1 defeat - their fifth loss in their last seven games.
The Magic ended the regular season with a 47-35 record that secured fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
They came into the postseason cold though, as they lost four of their final six games in the regular season.
Orlando bounced back from a 124-115 loss in Charlotte with a 113-98 victory over Chicago, only to then go out on the road and lose 118-106 in Houston, 117-99 at Milwaukee and 125-113 in Philadelphia.
The Magic stopped the rot with a 113-88 win over the Bucks at home in their regular season finale, but the losing resumed when they travelled to Cleveland for the series opener and lost 97-83.
Cleveland Cavaliers Form
Cleveland will look to open up a 2-0 lead in this playoff series before heading to Orlando for the next two games.
The Cavaliers finished fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 48-34 record, but they too went cold over the final couple of weeks as they lost four of their last six regular season games.
They lost three straight on the road as they were beaten 122-101 in Phoenix, 116-97 at the Los Angeles Lakers, and 120-118 at the LA Clippers.
Cleveland rebounded at home by beating Memphis 110-98 and Indiana 129-120, but they failed to make it three in a row as they lost 120-110 to Charlotte in their final regular season outing.
The Cavaliers bounced back from that in their opening playoff game though, as they beat Orlando 97-83.
Verdict
Cleveland have won seven of the last nine meetings between the two teams, including Game 1.
That record is tough to ignore, and given the victor usually covers the spread when these two teams meet, we have to stick with the Cavaliers for Game 2.
Cleveland -5.5
Spread
@-111.11 - 4 Units
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Over 202.5
Total Points
@-111.11 - 2 Units
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