Monday, November 23, 2015

Quicken Loans Arena

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The Orlando Magic travel to Quicken Loans Arena to play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, November 23, 2015. The opening line for this game has Cleveland as 10.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 199.

The Magic come into this game with an overall record of 6-7 and a road record of 2-4. They are 5th in the Southeast Division. They currently have a point differential of -0.5 as they are averaging 100.4 points per game while giving up 100.8 per contest. The Cavaliers have an overall record of 10-3 and a home record of 7-0. They currently are 1st in the Central Division. They are averaging 103.9 points per game and surrendering 96.7, good for a point differential of 7.2.

Victor Oladipo comes into this contest averaging 13.1 points per game while playing 32.8 minutes per night so far this season for the Magic. He pulls down 6.5 rebounds per game and dishes out 3.7 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 37% while his free throw percentage is currently at 75%. Tobias Harris averages 14.9 points per game in 33.2 minutes per contest this season. He averages 2 assists per contest and 8.3 rebounds per game for Orlando. His field goal percentage is 46% for the year while his free throw percentage is 80%.

LeBron James averages 26.6 points per game while playing 36.2 minutes per contest this year for the Cavaliers. He grabs 7.2 rebounds per game and has 6.2 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 52% and his free throw percentage currently is at 65%. Kevin Love averages 18.3 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 34.5 minutes per contest. He also averages 12 rebounds per contest and 2.5 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 43% and his free throw percentage is 88%.

Orlando averages 100.4 points per contest this season which ranks them 17th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin is -0.5 and their shooting percentage is 42% as a team which has them ranked 25th. Behind the arc they shoot 34% which is good for 18th in the league. They average 56.6 rebounds per game and 22.2 assists per game which ranks them 4th and 11th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 21st with 15.5 per game. The Magic allow 100.8 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 16th in the league. They also allow a 42% shooting percentage and a 32% average from behind the arc ranking them 3rd and 6th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 56.7 rebounds a game which ranks 29th and they give up 22.6 assists per contest which puts them in 19th place in the league. They force 15.9 turnovers per game which ranks them 11th in the league.

Cleveland averages 103.9 points per game this year which ranks them 5th in the league. Their average scoring margin is 7.2 and their shooting percentage is 47% as a team which has them sitting in the 4th spot in the league. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 16th in the NBA. They average 55.8 rebounds per game and 24.4 assists per contest which ranks them 6th and 5th respectively. In the turnover department the Cavaliers rank 13th with 14.8 per game. The Cavaliers allow 96.7 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 7th in the league. They also allow a 43% shooting percentage and a 35% average from behind the arc ranking them 10th and 16th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 48.2 rebounds a game which ranks 3rd and they give up 20.2 assists per contest which puts them in 8th place in the league. The Cavaliers force 13.2 turnovers per game which ranks them 26th in the NBA.

Orlando Magic Betting Trends

The Orlando Magic are 8-5-0 against the spread

The Orlando Magic are 6-7-0 against the over/under

Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Trends

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 5-8-0 against the spread

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 8-5-0 against the over/under

Orlando Magic Injuries

11/22/15 PG C.J. Watson Calf missed last game, "?" Monday vs. Cleveland
11/22/15 G Evan Fournier Foot injured last game, probable Monday vs. Cleveland

Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries

11/21/15 PG Mo Williams Leg expected to miss Monday vs. Orlando
11/20/15 C Timofey Mozgov Shoulder out indefinitely
10/26/15 PG Kyrie Irving Knee out indefinitely
09/29/15 F Iman Shumpert Wrist out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Cleveland

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