Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+8)

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-17) will attempt to defeat the Orlando Magic (30-25) on Thursday. Cleveland opens as 8-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 215.5.

The Magic faced the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 118-100 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 22 and the Knicks totaled 11 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of 29 attempts from long range. New York shot 79.2% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, New York grabbed 34 boards (16 offensive, 18 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. New York distributed 15 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 35 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Magic made 10 of their 11 shots for a rate of 90.9%. Orlando wrapped up the contest with a 63.2% field goal percentage (48 of 76) and converted 12 of 26 3-point attempts.

Paolo Banchero is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He was able to score 36 points on 15 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also totaled 6 boards. Banchero finished 75.0% from the floor and dished out 5 assists.

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Orlando enters this contest with a win-loss record of 30-25 on the season. They average 111.7 points per game (26th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.3% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (599 of 1,719) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is pulling in 42.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,368 assists for the campaign, which ranks 24th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Magic are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.6 fouls. They are 2nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,315 conceded this season. The Magic defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (2,234 of 4,680) and they relinquish 40.7 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 108-105 when they played the Bulls. In the matter of rebounds, Cleveland allowed Chicago to grab 44 in total (9 offensive). They shot 42.4% from three-point range by going 14 out of 33 and ended up going 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Cavaliers permitted the Bulls to make 38 out of their 83 tries from the floor which had them at 45.8% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Cavaliers ended up going 40 out of 83 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland buried 12 of their 37 tries (32.4%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. The Bulls were called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup.

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers for this contest. He made 8 of 21 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 38.1%, and added 6 rebounds. Mitchell totaled 30 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 7 dimes in this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 36-17 for the season. The Cavaliers are committing 18.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 6,089 points so far this season (114.9 per contest) and they average 45.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are connecting on 48.3% from the floor, which is 10th in basketball.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in the league in PPG allowed with 109.2. They are forcing 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (4th in the league). The Cleveland defense gives up 35.8% on three-point shots (639 of 1,786) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.1 dimes and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 2nd and 9th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+8)

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