It is a rematch of last season’s 1st Round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs as the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Orlando Magic. Can the Cavs remain unbeaten in the new season or will Orlando get revenge for the postseason loss last year?
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic meet on 01.11.2024, in what is a Eastern Conference rivalry clash. The game will be played at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland) with the home team Cavaliers being heavily favored at 1.34 odds to get a victory.
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Cleveland Cavaliers |
Fri, 01.11.2024, 19:00 |
Orlando Magic |
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1.34 |
15.00 |
4.00 |
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Expert Tip |
CLE Cavaliers -8.0 Point Spread |
Odds 1.91 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic: Current situation
Ever since LeBron James left the team for the 2nd time in 2018, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been searching for an identity. This year they finally got one – they are one of the hardest working teams in the NBA on the defensive and it is paying off as they are currently the only remaining undefeated team in the Eastern Conference. This is their best start to a new season since 2010, in the final year of LeBron James’ first stint with the team.
Reaching the 1st Round of the postseason last year was an achievement for this Orlando team which has been built organically, through the draft. They are one of the youngest teams in the NBA and have exceeded expectations in many ways. With a young superstar in Paolo Banchero and a promising core of players around him, the future is bright for the Magic. They recently re-signed Franz Wagner to a 5-year max contract extension as well.
Cleveland Cavaliers Stats & Form
Some might argue they’ve had a favorable schedule, but the Cleveland Cavaliers have looked really good to start the new season at 5-0. This is their best start to a new season in over a decade, they will look to ride the momentum going into tonight’s game against the shorthanded Magic. Donovan Mitchell is once again putting up solid numbers, but it’s not just him. Evan Mobley is finally showing signs of All-Star talent, Jarrett Allen is dominating the boards and the entire team is a unit is on fire from three-point land. Let’s see how long this can last.
Orlando Magic Stats & Form
The Magic started off the year in solid fashion winning 3 of their first 4 games, however it all turned for the worse with their superstar Paolo Banchero suffering an injury that will keep him out of the line-up 4-6 weeks. The superstar forward became the first NBA player to score 50 points in a game this season, but the Magic will now have to find a replacement for his 29 points per game average. This almost definitely rules out Orlando from winning the NBA Cup as Banchero will not be back in time for those games.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic: Head to Head
Not a lot separated these two teams last season as they met a total of 11 times. First the two teams split the 4 regular season games and then they met in the 1st Round of the postseason, which the Cavaliers were able to edge out 4-3. They’ve played 126 regular season games between each other so far and the Cavaliers lead narrowly with 65 wins to Orlando’s 61.
Cleveland Cavaliers – Orlando Magic Odds
The Cavaliers opened as 6.5 point favorites over the Orlando Magic, but ever since the Paolo Banchero injury news came out that line has now been pushed to 8.5 points in favor of the home team. For an outright Cavaliers win you can gets odds of just 1.34 at 22bet. If you fancy the underdog Magic to pull off a surprising upset, odds of 4.00 are here to support that at 22bet.
The point total line is at just 216.5 points, with odds of 1.91 available for both the under and over.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Cleveland Cavaliers – Orlando Magic Betting Tip | Odds |
| Jarrett Allen to Score 15+ Points | 1.90 |
| Donovan Mitchell 5+ Rebounds | 2.80 |
| Over 216.5 Total Points | 1.91 |
Betting tip and prediction: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic (01.11.2024)
We had high hopes for the Magic ahead of this game, but the injury to Paolo Banchero has changed our perception completely. Orlando simply isn’t the same team without their best player, they might struggle to put up points here. The team’s offensive rating drops from 113.9 with Banchero in the line-up to just 106.4 when he doesn’t play. That’s music to the ears of Cleveland Cavaliers fans who are hoping their team can stay undefeated for the 6th game in a row to start the season. The Cavs lead the NBA in three-point efficiency, they are beating teams by an average of 17.7 points per game which is the 2nd highest Net Rating in the NBA. Orlando is in scramble mode here, this will be their first game of the season without their best player and leading scorer, it’s tough to replace a 29 point per game scorer in such short notice. Cleveland should take full advantage, we recommend backing the Cavaliers to cover the spread.
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Expert Tip |
CLE Cavaliers -8.0 Point Spread |
Odds 1.91 |
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