Cavaliers vs. Magic betting: NBA preview for February 25

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (47-10) are favored (-6.5) to extend a seven-game winning streak when they visit the Orlando Magic (29-30) at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Kia Center. The game airs on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The over/under is set at 218.5 for the matchup.

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Cavaliers vs. Magic betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -259
  • Magic odds to win: +210
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-6.5)
  • Total: 218.5

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Cleveland is 20-6 in road contests and has covered the spread 17 times on the road.
  • Cleveland has a 9-4 record ATS in road games this year as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • Cavaliers road games have hit the over on the set point total 17 times this year.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Cleveland to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 228.9 points per contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 9-1 overall and 6-3-1 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The Cavaliers’ last 10 outings saw seven go over the total.
  • The last 10 Cavaliers games averaged 237.0 total points, 18.5 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers’ per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 4.9 points higher than their season-long average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have compiled a 45-8 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 84.9% of those games).
  • Cleveland has a record of 32-3 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -259 or shorter (winning 91.4%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Cavaliers have an implied win probability of 72.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.8 (second in NBA) 45.5 (fifth) 45.2 (10th) 43.1 (10th) 29.1 (third) 12.6 (fifth)

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Magic Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this season, Magic games have gone over the set point total 10 times.
  • The Magic have an 18-11 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 18-11 overall in those contests.
  • The Magic’s record against the spread is 8-4 when playing as 6.5-point underdogs or more in home games this year.
  • This season at home the Magic and their opponents have averaged a total of 213.1 points per contest, 5.4 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Magic Recent Trends

  • The Magic are 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • Twice in those 10 games, the final combined score has gone over the set total.
  • The past 10 Magic games averaged 1.7 fewer points (216.8) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Magic are scoring 106.6 points per game compared to their 104.3 season average.

Magic Betting Records

  • Orlando has been underdogs in 26 games this season and won six (23.1%) of those contests.
  • The Magic have a record of 2-7 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +210 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Magic based on the moneyline is 32.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (27th in NBA) 47.0 (19th) 42.1 (26th) 41.7 (second) 23.0 (28th) 13.5 (14th)
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