Orlando vs Cleveland Prediсtion: the Cavaliers Won't Struggle

Cleveland, top of the Eastern Conference, has won seven games in a row and now they're off to Orlando, who are looking for a playoff spot. Can the Cavaliers stop their tournament-motivated opponents and get their winning streak up to eight? Check out our free prediction to find out. We'll take a look at the stats and pick a few betting options.

Orlando

The Magic are slowly getting back on track, as the results of Jamal Mosley's team have shown. Orlando has won five of their last eight games, and in the previous four meetings they won three. Even before the All-Star Weekend break, the Florida team beat Charlotte 102-86 at home, and after the break in the championship they were -17 on the road against Atlanta (114-108), lost at home to Memphis (104-105) and beat Washington (110-90) by just one point.Now Orlando is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings with 29-30 wins and is in with a chance of being in the top-6, and may even make it into the top-4 before the end of the championship.The Magic are currently 4.5 wins behind top-4 Milwaukee.

Cleveland

Orlando is still out of the playoff picture in the East, but Cleveland is unlikely to lose the top spot in the conference before the end of the season.At least now, leading 47-10, the Cavs are 6.0 wins ahead of second Boston. In the last game, Kenny Atkinson's team hosted Memphis, one of the Western Conference leaders, and immediately found the weaknesses in the opponent's defense and started scoring points consistently. But Cleveland also had a few misses, and it was only in the fourth quarter that they finally sealed the deal, winning 129-123. This win marks their seventh in a row.

H2H Meetings

Cleveland leads Orlando in the season series 1-0. Last season, the two teams met in the first round of the playoffs, and Cleveland took the series against Orlando in seven games.

Stats Betting

• Orlando has won four of the last five home matches against Cleveland.
• In seven out of eight previous face-to-face meetings, the teams didn't reach the total of 223 points.
• In 16 of the last 19 home games, Orlando didn't overcome the 108-point mark.
• Cleveland scored more than 115 points in nine out of 12 previous away games.

Expert Betting Tips

Orlando's been steady in their game recently, but now they're up against the Eastern Conference leaders, who've been on a seven-game winning streak. Cleveland's got a better team overall, so it's hard to see Orlando getting a win here. We're backing Kenny Atkinson's team, but we're not expecting them to smash it. Orlando's defense is one of the best in the league, but their offense is one of the worst.

Our picks:

W2 & TU (222.5) for 2.50

TU (223.5) for 1.87

H2 (-5.5) for 1.67