Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic 1/6/21: NBA Basketball free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-06 19:00:00 EDT
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Amway Center.
The Cleveland Cavaliers need a win after losing three of their last four games. The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 104.4 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 105 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Collin Sexton is averaging 25.7 points and two rebounds while Darius Garland is averaging 17.2 points and 6.3 assists. Andre Drummond is the third double-digit scorer and Cedi Osman is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.4 percent from the free thitem line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 39.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game.
The Orlando Magic look for another win to build on their 5-2 record. The Orlando Magic are averaging 110.7 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 107.7 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Nikola Vucevic is averaging 21.7 points and 11 rebounds while Terrence Ross is averaging 20.8 points and one assist. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Markelle Fultz is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Orlando Magic are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 83 percent from the free thitem line. The Orlando Magic are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 49 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest. The Magic are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 home games and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 5-0 in Cavaliers last 5 overall. The over is 24-8 in Magic last 32 overall. The Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
I’m not all that high on the Orlando Magic, but they’ve been the better team this season in a limited sample size, and they just beat the Cavs by 20 points despite neither team shooting the ball well. The Cleveland Cavaliers have cooled off rather quickly and that should surprise nobody. The Cavs aren’t a talented roster and are going to have trouble winning consistently. I’ll lay the chalk with the Magic based on how the first meeting between these clubs went.
