Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic Game 4 odds, picks and predictions

Apr 25, 2024; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) controls the ball in front of Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the second quarter of game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic meet in Game 4 of a best-of-7 Eastern Conference 1st-round series Saturday. Tip-off at Kia Center is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (TNT) as the Magic look to even the series by winning back-to-back home games. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cavaliers vs. Magic odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Regular-season series: Split 2-2

The Cavaliers picked up a pair of home victories — and covers — to open this 1st-round series, but they’ll have to figure out how to recover after getting waylaid 121-83 Thursday in Game 3 in Orlando. The 38-point loss was the Cavaliers’ worst playoff defeat in franchise history. The Magic were 3-point favorites and the Over (202) cashed.

Cleveland shot just 39.0% (32-of-82) from the field, while hitting just 23.5% (8-of-34) from behind the 3-point line in Thursday’s loss. The Cavs also turned it over 14 times, to just 8 times for the Magic. Orlando shot 51.1% (47-of-92) from the field, too, while knocking down 35.1% (13-of-37) from downtown.

Despite the rout, the Magic are just 2-5 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in their past 7 games. In their past 15, they’re 6-9 SU and 5-10 ATS.

Cavaliers at Magic odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:11 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Cavaliers +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Magic -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
• Against the spread: Cavaliers +2.5 (-115) | Magic -2.5 (-105)
• Over/Under (O/U): 201.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Cavaliers at Magic picks and predictions

Prediction

Magic 107, Cavaliers 99

Moneyline

The Magic (-140) are slight favorites. If you don’t want to mess around with laying 2.5 points, then by all means back Orlando on the moneyline. However, it’s a better value laying the bucket and change.

PASS.

Against the spread

ORLANDO -2.5 (-105) is favored just a little less than it was in Game 3 when it was a 3-point favorite which covered easily in the 38-point rout.

Cleveland has won just once in its past 9 road games dating back to mid-March. The Cavs are 2-7 ATS in that 9-game span away from home.

BACK ORLANDO -2.5 (-105) to get the job done, and pull into a 2-2 series tie, heading for a pivotal Game 5 back in Cleveland Tuesday.

Over/Under

OVER 201.5 (-110) is a solid play. While the first 2 games of this series cashed Under tickets, Game 3 barely clipped the Over.

The total has ended up going high in 10 of the past 15 games for the Cavaliers, while the Over has a slight 6-4 edge for the boys from O-Town.

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