(525) Cleveland Cavaliers at (526) Orlando Magic
4% Total Over 198.5 (-110)
This series has had two games with combined point totals of of 180 and 182. We know defense gets tighter and the refs let them play more in the playoffs. In Cleveland and Orlando you have two top ten scoring defenses, but if you combined their average points allowed per game its 217. From 3Pt land in 2 games, the % has been 27 and 31 for the Cavaliers and 27 and 31 for the Magic. Both teams shoot right at the 35% clip for the year. Change of venue should certainly help for the Magic, and the home crowd as well. These two teams scored 225+ in 3 of 4 meetings during the regular season. New season with the playoffs, but tonight I look for an uptempo game with Orlando in desperation mode. Bring those 3 PT% numbers up by 5% points and we should be set to cash a ticket on the over.