Saturday’s action in the 2024 NBA Playoffs begins with the Cleveland Cavaliers meeting the Orlando Magic in Game 4 of their first-round series. Each home team has won so far, setting up some good storylines in this contest. Can the Cavaliers get an important road win to set up a chance to close out the series in Cleveland in Game 5, or will the Magic ensure they come back to Florida for a Game 6 no matter what happens in Cleveland?
The Cavs remain without Dean Wade, Craig Porter Jr. and Ty Jerome. Orlando is clean on the injury front.
The Magic are 2-point favorites according to DraftKings Sportsbook with the total set at 201.5. Orlando is -130 on the moneyline while Cleveland is +110.
Cavaliers vs. Magic, 1 p.m. ET
Pick ATS: Magic -2
After managing less than 90 points in each of the first two games, the Magic exploded for 121 points behind their home crowd in Game 3. Orlando’s shooting woes were eventually going to end but this was a bit over the top. Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs were the highlights for the Magic. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, performed slightly worse offensively and didn’t get much from star guard Donovan Mitchell. He’ll look to bounce back in this contest.
Cleveland is 19-13-2 ATS this year after a loss while Orlando is 29-18 ATS after a win. All three games so far have been relatively comfortable victories for the winning side, and I don’t think that changes here. Give me the Magic to even this series.
Over/Under: Under 201.5
The Cavaliers are 18-24 to the over as the road side, while the Magic are 16-25 to the over as the home team. After two unders in Cleveland, the over finally barely hit in Game 3 in Orlando. I don’t expect the Magic to shoot quite as well as they did in that contest but Cleveland’s offense hasn’t exactly inspired confidence in this series. I’ll take the under in this contest.