The 7th and series-deciding game in the 1st round series of the Eastern Conference series between the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers will be played on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse with the game tipping off at 1:00 PM ET and airing on ABC.
The Orlando Magic avoided playoff elimination and forced a Game 7 in the series following a 103-96 win at home in Game 6 of the series on Friday, however, Orlando has not won on the road in the series as they have lost all three road games in the series and have lost eight of the previous nine road games in the series while also having lost seven straight road games. The Magic have lost by an average margin of 8.33 points per game on the road in the playoff series. However, the Magic have won three of the last four games in the series and have won by an average margin of 14.25 points per game in those contests. The Orlando Magic will look to end their seven-game road losing streak and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics when they travel to face the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 7 of the series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the best home teams in the NBA this season as they have compiled a record of 29-15 at home and have won eight of the last nine home games in the series against the Orlando Magic. The Cavaliers have also won the three home games in the playoff series against the Magic and have won by an average margin of 8.33 points per game at home. Cleveland has also won seven of their last eight home games this season. The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to extend their home winning streak against the Orlando Magic to four games when they host the Orlando Magic for Game 7 of the series on Sunday afternoon.
BetNow has the Cleveland Cavaliers listed as 3.5-point favorites at home against the Orlando Magic in Game 7 of the series on Sunday afternoon. Cleveland has won eight of the last nine home games in the series and has won seven of their last eight home games this season. The Magic have lost seven straight road games this season. The teams have split the previous ten meetings while the Magic have covered the spread in six of the last ten and four straight games in the series.
The Orlando Magic have won three of the previous four games in the series and have won by an average margin of 14.25 points per game in those meetings. However, the Magic have lost seven straight road games this season and eight of the previous nine road games in the series. The Magic have covered the spread in six of the last ten and four straight games in the series against the Cavaliers. As a result, I am taking the points with the Orlando Magic when they travel to face the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 7 of the series on Sunday afternoon.
