AMEDEUS' NBA EAST 1ST ROUND TOTAL OF THE YEAR!
(NBA) Cleveland vs. Orlando,
Total: 201.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
The Cavaliers are coming into this game with a 2-0 lead in this series as they won both games at home and these two have been trending heavily to the under in these playoff games. Neither team has scored 100 points in either of these games and the Magic have also failed to score 90 points in both games as well. The Magic have been a much better team at home this season at 29-12 and they are going to come with everything they have in this game to make sure they do not go down 3-0 in the series. This is not going to be a higher scoring game though just because the Magic are back at home where they have been much better this season. No team in the NBA has come back from a 3-0 series deficit so this is almost like an elimination game for the Magic as they need to make something happen here to stay in this series. They are going to come with a very defensive mindset again, especially since the Cavaliers will be doing the same. The Cavaliers have been great on defense in this series and so far the Magic have not had a response to their play in the first 2 games so they are not going to change anything here. The Cavaliers are going to play defensively in this game as they know the Magic will be playing tight to not make any mistakes and this is also a big game for the Cavaliers to put a dagger in the Magic in this series so this is the game they want to win and deflate the Magic going into game 4. Jalen Suggs is also going to play for the Magic in this game which they will need him as he has been their best player on defense. The Magic are not a great shooting team either so points are going to be hard to find here. These teams have also been trending heavily to the under in the playoffs going back the last 3 seasons as the Cavaliers are 9-0 to the under in their playoff games the last 3 seasons while the Magic are 2-0 to the under in theirs. The Magic have also trended more to the under against teams from the Central Division as they are 15-6 to the under this season. The Cavaliers also play more to the under when in this kind of defensive mindset as they are 14-5 to the under after 2 straight games that had 205 points total or less and they are 4-0 to the under this season after playing 4 straight games at home. This is going to be a low scoring and more defensive game that stays under the total.