Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 4/5/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Location: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Orlando Magic (20-59) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (43-36) at Amway Center on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers faced the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-108 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 28 while the 76ers recorded 14 fouls. They also converted 11 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. Philadelphia finished the contest at 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 35 of 42 shots. Furthermore, Philadelphia grabbed 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Philadelphia doled out 50 dimes and had 23 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 41.3% from the field on 33 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 24 dimes in this game while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 41 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 23 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 74.2%. Cleveland finished the game with a 44.9% FG percentage (35 of 78) and converted 15 of 33 shots from distance.

Darius Garland is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He had 23 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. Garland finished the contest at 38.9% from the floor and also earned 4 assists.

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Cleveland comes into this matchup with a mark of 43-36 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 44.3 boards per game and has earned 1,981 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (910 of 2,585) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 107.4 pts per game (24th in the league) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,890 conceded on the campaign. The Cavaliers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.2% (3,107 of 6,879) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (105.2).

In their last game, the Magic went home defeated by a final of 118-88 when they faced the Knicks. In the matter of rebounding, Orlando permitted New York to grab 43 in all (13 on the offensive side). They shot 34.1% from three-point range by shooting 15 of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Magic allowed the Knicks to convert 45 out of 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Magic went 30 for 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.3%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Orlando converted 12 of 44 attempts (27.3%). They were able to make 16 of those for a clip of 59.3%. The Knicks committed 9 personal fouls for this game which got the Magic to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Magic were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this matchup.

Moritz Wagner was important for the Magic in the game. Wagner recorded 18 points in his 29 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 out of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Orlando has a record of 20-59 on the year. As an offense, the Magic are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which ranks 28th in the league. Orlando has 8,201 pts so far this year (103.8 per contest) and they collect 44.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.5 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per game. The Magic are committing 19.7 fouls every game while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.2% on 3-point attempts (1,035 of 2,859) and opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 24.8 dimes and 47.1 total boards per game, which ranks 17th and 27th in basketball. The Magic on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (14th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando

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