AMEDEUS' NBA EAST 1ST ROUND GAME OF THE YEAR!
(NBA) Orlando vs. Cleveland,
Point Spread: -5.00 | -103.00 Cleveland (Home)
Result: Loss
The Magic are coming into this game tied 2-2 in the series as they won both of their games at home, but they lost both of their games on the road in this series and have not been good on the road this season. They were only 18-23 on the road this season and now they are 18-25 with the 2 road losses from this series. Their offense was much better in their last 2 games at home as they scored 110+ points in each game, but they still were held to 86 points or less in each of the first 2 games. The Cavaliers have also been a much better team at home this season as they were 26-15 there during the regular season, now being 28-15 there with the 2 wins in this series. The Cavaliers have been much better at home and they are going to get up for this game after the way they played in the last 2 games. They are going to push hard in this game, not only to bounce back from 2 bad losses, but also because they cannot afford to lose a home game and go down in the series going back to Orlando where they were dominated in 2 straight games. The Cavaliers have not been in this position often either as they have not lost 2 straight games by 20+ points each in the last 3 seasons. Rarely do the Cavaliers get blown out in 2 straight games and when it does happen, they are 3-0 ATS this season as well as being 6-1 ATS over the last 3 seasons after losing 2 straight games by 10+ points. The Magic do not have experience in this spot either as they have not won 2 straight games by 20+ points over the last 3 seasons and the few times that they have over the years, they are 6-12 ATS after 2 straight wins by 20+ points. Donovan Mitchell is going to push his team to play much better here at home and they have more playoff experience to lean on this 2-2 series tied situation as well. The Cavaliers will cover the spread in this game.