The fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to take a comfortable lead when they host the No. 5 seed Orlando Magic on Monday in Game 2 of their 2024 Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Cleveland, which is looking to win its first playoff series since 2018, drew first blood with a 97-83 victory in the opener on Saturday.
Tip-off at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Cleveland is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest Cavaliers vs. Magic odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 203.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before you make any Magic vs. Cavaliers picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters the second week of the 2024 NBA playoffs on a sizzling 90-58 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,800. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!
The model knows Cleveland got off to a strong start this postseason after losing its first-round series against New York in five games last year. Guard Donovan Mitchell, who averaged a team-high 26.6 points during the regular season, led the Cavaliers with 30 on Saturday. Center Jarrett Allen and forward Evan Mobley each recorded a double-double in the victory, with the former recording 16 points and 18 rebounds while the latter registered 16 and 11, respectively.
The model also is aware that Orlando shot just 32.6% from the field in the series opener but had five players reach double figures in points. Forward Paolo Banchero led the team with 24 points while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out five assists. Forward Franz Wagner also had seven boards and blocked three shots while scoring 18 points, and guard Jalen Suggs finished with 13 points.
Now, the model has simulated Cavaliers vs. Magic 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 70% of simulations!
Who wins Cavaliers vs. Magic, and which side of the spread hits in almost 70% of simulations? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the Magic vs. Cavaliers spread you should be all over, all from the model on an 90-58 roll on top-rated NBA picks!
GET VEGAS EXPERT PICKS FOR NFL, MLB, NBA, CBB, GOLF, NHL, HORSE RACING AND MORE - PLUS ADVANCED COMPUTER SIMULATIONS, WINNING TOOLS, AND MORE!
