Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN

The Orlando Magic (35-28) are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-25) at Kia Center on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 115-101 in their last contest. Cleveland finished with a 45.2% FG percentage (38 of 84) and buried 16 of their 44 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 23 of 25 attempts for a rate of 92.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 28 assists in this contest while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the field on 39 of 85 shooting. Philadelphia dished out 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Philadelphia pulled down 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Philadelphia finished the contest at 66.7% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 18 attempts. They also converted 11 of their 38 shots from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 16 and the 76ers accumulated 21 personal fouls.

James Harden is one player who played a role for this contest. Harden finished 54.5% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Cleveland will play this game with a mark of 40-25 so far this year. They currently have an average of 118.7 points per outing (4th in the NBA) while hitting 47.5% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.8% on 3-pointers (941 of 2,625) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 44.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,839 dimes for the campaign, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists with 1,731 relinquished this year. The Cavaliers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,673 of 5,790) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 36.9% on three-point shots while they are 14th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.6).

The last time they took the court, the Magic got the victory with a final of 130-91 when they played the Bucks. In regard to team rebounding, Orlando permitted Milwaukee to collect 36 in all (9 offensive). They finished 29.5% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 44 and finished the contest at 6 of 13 at the charity stripe (46.2%). The Magic allowed the Bucks to convert 36 out of their 84 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 42.9% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Magic finished 45 out of 80 from the floor which had them shooting 56.3%. In reference to three-point shots, Orlando knocked down 14 of their 33 tries (42.4%). They were able to convert 26 of the free throw tries for a clip of 74.3%. The Bucks were called for 23 personal fouls for this contest which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 35 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Magic collected 39 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 49 for this game.

Paolo Banchero ended up being a factor for the Magic for this contest. He buried 12 out of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Banchero recorded 33 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Orlando has a win-loss mark of 35-28 for the year. The Magic are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls per game and they shoot 79.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.5 times per contest (14th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Orlando has 7,250 pts on the year (115.1 per contest) and they average 43.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Magic are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which ranks 20th in the NBA.

The Magic on defense are ranked 11th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.6. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (22nd in basketball). The Orlando defense concedes 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (730 of 2,092) and their opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.0 assists and 43.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 7th and 14th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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