With the best-of-seven series tied at 2-2, and the home team having won each game by double-digits, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back in the driver's seat as their matchup with the Orlando Magic heads back to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Let's put together a same-game parlay and win some money.
Series Preview: Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Odds
Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 5
Matchup Page: Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 8 p.m. ET
| Bet | Odds |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers ATS -5 | -110 |
| Donovan Mitchell OVER 24.5 Points | -120 |
| Franz Wagner UNDER 19.5 Points | -102 |
| Overall | +419 |
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 1: Cleveland Cavaliers ATS -5
This particular series has followed a very specific pattern from the get-go, with the home side prevailing both SU and ATS with Cleveland serving as 5.5-point favorites in Games 1 and 2, and then 2.5-point underdogs on the road in Games 3 and 4. The narrowest margin of victory was 10 points in Game 2, so the fact that the spread is what it is should come as surprising.
Nonetheless, with the series now back in the Cavaliers' backyard, based on the way things have progressed, there's no reason to think the end result won't be a blowout win for Cleveland on Tuesday. Neither side has looked great in enemy territory, and while Orlando should have some momentum after breaking 110 points in consecutive games after failing to register 100 in the two openers, those earlier performances still linger.
The Magic were just 6-12 SU and 10-8 ATS during the regular season when road underdogs of 4.5 points or more. Follow the patterns and side with the Cavaliers here until there's some sort of noticeable shift.
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 2: Donovan Mitchell OVER 24.5 Points
It was night and day how Donovan Mitchell looked offensively in Cleveland as opposed to on Orlando's hardwood. The All-Star shooting guard averaged 26.5 points on 46.5 percent shooting in Games 1 and 2, with those numbers plummeting to 15.5 points on 36.7 percent shooting the following two outings.
Game 5 is one the Cavaliers can ill afford to lose, so the pressure is on. Pressure creates diamonds, though, and Mitchell shined brighter in Cleveland with a home crowd behind him.
A player prop total of 24.5 was only beaten in Game 1 when he finished with 30 points on 21 shot attempts, as Mitchell fell short in Game 2 with just 23 points on far worse shooting. Expect the 27-year-old to make his presence felt early and often to get his team going offensively, because lest we forget that while Cleveland took both games at home, it didn't score 100 points in either win.
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 3: Franz Wagner UNDER 19.5 Points
Squaring off against the tower tandem of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner's 34-point, 13-rebound effort in Game 4 on a stellar 13-of-17 makes came out of left field after shooting just 40.9 percent from the field through the first three games.
Was it a flash in the pan? Perhaps. Wagner essentially doubled his output in one fell swoop, and it was by far his highest-scoring night against Cleveland all season.
The numbers never lie, though, so when putting together all eight games Wagner has suited up against the Cavaliers in 2023-24, he's toppled 19.5 points only once and that was on Saturday.
