Magic vs Cavaliers Game 7 Prediction & Best Bets: Will Cleveland Advance at Home?

Only one spot in the second round of the NBA playoffs remains up for grabs, and it will be filled in this afternoon as the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers meet in Game 7 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1:00 pm ET, ABC).

This is the only first-round series to go the full seven possible games, and it is the only one in which the home team has won every game.

Will that trend continue today to see fourth-seeded Cleveland advance to a matchup with the Boston Celtics? Or will Orlando pull out the win on the road to reach the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2010?

• Read on for the best spread, over/under, and player prop bets for Magic vs Cavaliers Game 7.
• Which team is more likely to come out on top in Cleveland? Relevant betting trends are favorable for the home team.
• Where can you place bets on this matchup and the rest of this year’s NBA playoffs? Find out below.

Friday night, the Magic kept the series alive with a 103-96 win at the Kia Center. Donovan Mitchell scored 50 points for the Cavs, but big games for Paolo Banchero (27 points, eight rebounds, four assists), Franz Wagner (26 points, five rebounds), and Jalen Suggs (22 points, six rebounds, four assists) helped send home fans happy.

In the most recent game in Cleveland, the Cavs eked out a 104-103 win in Game 5 last Tuesday. It was the closest game of the series to date, and it represented a missed opportunity for the Magic, who led multiple times in the fourth quarter but didn’t seal the deal.

Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Odds

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Spread

• Orlando Magic +3.5 (-107)
• Cleveland Cavaliers -3 (-113)

Over/Under

• Over 194.5 (-107)
• Under 194.5 (-113)

Moneyline

• Orlando Magic +150
• Cleveland Cavaliers -170

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Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Analysis

Orlando is 17-29 SU but 25-21 ATS as an underdog this season, and no team has been better at covering all season both in quantity (55 times in 88 regular season and playoff games) and percentage (62.5%, with the Dallas Mavericks in second at 59.1%).

Since not covering in the first two games in Cleveland, the Magic have covered the spread in each of the last four games. They covered as a favorite in home wins in Games 3, 4, and 6, and they covered as an underdog in their one-point Game 5 loss.

Recent trends are also favorable for road teams in Game 7s. Since the 2020/21 season, road teams are 6-3 SU in Game 7s. Last season, road teams were 2-1 SU in Game 7s.

However, the Cavaliers have failed to cover in more than four consecutive games this season only once. In a seven-game stretch from February 12 to February 28, Cleveland went seven straight games without covering, all as a favorite.

So, from a spread betting perspective and a win/loss perspective, the outlook is a favorable one for Cleveland, especially considering how things have panned out for the home teams in this series.

Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction & Best Bets

Magic vs Cavaliers Prediction: Cavaliers to win

Magic vs Cavaliers Best Bets: 1) Cavaliers -3.5, 2) Magic/Cavaliers under 194.5, 3) Darius Garland over 27.5 points + rebounds + assists (-105 at Bovada), 4) Paolo Banchero over 1.5 made threes (-130 at Bovada)

Garland is coming off two highly productive games and will be key to Cleveland’s success or demise in Game 7. In Game 5, he had 23 points (9 of 16 FG, 3 of 5 3PT, 2 of 3 FT), five rebounds, and five assists. In Game 6, he had 21 points (10 of 17 FG, 1 of 4 3PT), seven rebounds, and five assists.

Banchero, who is averaging 25.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG, and 4.3 APG in the series, has hit two or more threes four times, twice in three games in Cleveland and twice in three games in Orlando.

Other NBA Playoffs Betting Information

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