Magic vs Cavaliers Game 2 Predictions, Odds & Player Props

• Down 1-0, the Orlando Magic look to even their best-of-seven series with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday
• Orlando shot just 32.6% in Saturday’s 97-83 setback
• See the Magic vs Cavaliers Game 2 odds, predictions, and player props on April 22

On Saturday, the #5 Orlando Magic (47-36, 18-24 away, 50-33 ATS) learned that playoff basketball is a different beast, falling 97-83 at the #4 Cleveland Cavaliers (49-34, 27-15 home, 39-42-2 ATS) in the opener of their best-of-seven series. On Monday night, the young Magic look to avoid falling in a 2-0 hole to the more-experienced Cavs as they square off in Game 2 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland at 7:10 pm ET.

Cleveland was a 4.5-point favorite before Game 1 and that line has increased a full point in the Magic vs Cavaliers odds for Game 2 on Monday.

Magic vs Cavaliers Odds for Game 2

The Magic vs Cavaliers Game 2 odds list Cleveland as 5.5-point favorites and -210 on the moneyline to take a 2-0 series lead. The game total has witnessed an even bigger shift from the series opener. Game 1 had a total of 207.5, but Monday’s Game 2 is sitting at just 203.5 O/U.

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Cleveland’s NBA championship odds improved from +5480 to +5000 after winning Game 1 while Orlando’s faded from +16700 to +20000. The winner of this series will, in all likelihood, have the unenviable task of facing #1 Boston in the second round of the NBA playoff bracket.

Cavs’ Defense Dominates Game 1

Orlando finished the regular season with the third-best D-Rating in the league, but it was the Cavaliers’ defense that was the story of Game 1. Cleveland held Orlando to just 83 points on 32.6% shooting from the field.

A contender in the NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds until he got injured in December, power forward Evan Mobley had a monster game with 16 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks, and two assists. Center Jarrett Allen added 16 points and 18 rebounds, helping the Cavs finish +14 on the glass. Donovan Mitchell had a game-high 30 points on 11-of-21 shooting.

On the Orlando side, Paolo Banchero had a decent night with 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting but he also committed nine turnovers. As a whole, the Magic’s shooting was horrendous. Not only did Orlando go a paltry 8-of-37 (21.6%) from three, they also left a ton of points at the free-throw line (19-of-31).

Dating back to the regular season, Saturday’s loss was the fifth straight on the road for the Magic, and that discouraging skid includes a 124-115 setback at the Charlotte Hornets, who finished with an NBA-worst -10.2 point differential.

Orlando vs Cleveland Player Props

NBA player props from DraftKings on April 22, 2024.

Mitchell’s point total has been raised a full point from 25.5 to 26.5 for Game 2, while Banchero once again leads the Magic at 22.5 O/U. The Cavs big men both saw their rebound total increase by one: Allen went from 10.5 to 11.5 while Mobley went from 8.5 to 9.5.

Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction

Cleveland, which is almost fully healthy after battling significant injuries throughout the regular season, showed on Saturday how it went 31-10 at home last year while finishing with the league’s best D-Rating. At full strength, this Cavs lineup has few weaknesses. They don’t shoot the three terribly well (36.7% during the regular season but they’re still better than the Magic (35.2%) in that department.

In Game 1, I expected Orlando’s defense to keep the game close, and the Magic defense was solid. But even while holding the Cavs 44.4% from the floor, Orlando was still borderline uncompetitive.

ORL vs CLE picks:

• Cavaliers moneyline (-210) – two units
• Under 203.5 points (-110)