Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 5/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+5)

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is where the Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to beat the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their series. Cleveland opens as 5-point favorites. The betting total is set at 195.5.

The Magic walked away with a win by a score of 103-96 in Game 6. Concerning personal fouls, the Magic left the arena with 15 and the Cavaliers recorded 23 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 28 tries from 3-point range. Cleveland shot 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 5 of 10 attempts. Furthermore, Cleveland snagged 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Cleveland recorded 15 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Orlando allowed 48.8% from the floor on 42 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes in the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 48 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic knocked down 22 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Orlando finished the game with a 39.3% field goal percentage (35 of 89) and converted 11 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Paolo Banchero is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He was able to score 27 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He played 42 mins played and pulled down 8 rebounds. Banchero shot 45.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Orlando enters this game with a win-loss record of 47-35 so far this year. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 fouls per game. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 42.3 boards per game and has totaled 2,023 dimes this season, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Magic are connecting on 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (903 of 2,568) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 110.5 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while going 47.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are surrendering 35.8% on shots from distance while they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.4). The Magic defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,264 of 6,884) and they surrender 39.9 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 1st in the league in giving up assists with 1,958 relinquished this season.

In relation to how they cleaned up the glass in Game 6, Cleveland allowed Orlando to get 48 in total (15 offensive). They shot 30.6% from downtown by connecting on 11 of 36 and finished the game at 22 of 26 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Cavaliers allowed the Magic to knock down 35 of 89 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.3% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished shooting 42 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.8%. In regard to shots from downtown, Cleveland buried 7 of their 28 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 5 of the free throws for a clip of 50.0%. The Magic committed 15 fouls for this game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Cavaliers pulled down 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game.

Donovan Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in this contest. He converted 22 out of 36 for this game giving him a rate of 61.1%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Mitchell racked up 50 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 48-34 on the season. The Cavaliers have committed 17.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.0 times per game (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 9,236 pts on the year (112.6 per game) and they snag 43.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 7th in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.2. They are forcing 13.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (6th in basketball). The Cleveland defense gives up 37.1% from downtown (1,029 of 2,773) and opponents are making 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.3 dimes and 42.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 6th and 10th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-5)

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