Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 1/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (25-20) are headed to Kia Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Orlando Magic (23-20).

The Cavaliers faced off with the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 94-87 in their last contest. Cleveland ended having earned a 39.1% field goal percentage (34 out of 87) and converted 8 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 18 of 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 60 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 28 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 33.7% from the field on 33 out of 98 shooting. Charlotte recorded 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Charlotte collected 47 boards (17 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Charlotte finished shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 18 tries. They also made 8 of their 47 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 18 while the Hornets recorded 16 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is one guy who came through in this game. Mitchell ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and also earned 6 dimes. He played 37 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He had 24 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 25-20 so far this year. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,279 dimes this season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (664 of 1,878) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.1 points per game (6th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.0% on shots from distance while they are 21st in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (117.1). The Cavaliers are giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (1,877 of 4,039) and they surrender 44.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,225 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Magic took a defeat with a final score of 124-97 against the Hornets. The Magic were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 13 steals for the contest. The Hornets were called for 23 personal fouls for this contest which got the Magic to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Orlando converted 14 of their 37 tries (37.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Magic ended up shooting 33 out of 79 from the floor which had them shooting 41.8%. The Magic permitted the Hornets to make 43 out of their 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4% in the matchup. They went 47.2% from downtown by going 17 of 36 and finished the contest at 21 of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Orlando permitted Charlotte to get 47 overall (10 offensive).

Paolo Banchero pitched in for the Magic in this game. He converted 6 out of 12 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Banchero accumulated 23 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes in the matchup.

Orlando has a mark of 23-20 on the campaign. As an offense, the Magic are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which is 20th in the NBA. Orlando has totaled 4,973 points for the season (115.7 per contest) and they snag 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.3 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Magic commit 21.2 fouls per game while shooting 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Orlando defense gives up 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (518 of 1,427) and their opponents are making 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.3 assists and 43.3 boards every game, which is ranked 8th and 12th in the league. The Magic on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.4. They are able to force 14.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (24th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Orlando and under the total points

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