Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, January 26, 2026

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: Peacock

The Cleveland Cavaliers (27-20) will compete against the Orlando Magic (23-21) at Rocket Arena on Monday.

The Magic faced the Cavaliers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-105 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 20 and the Cavaliers accounted for 25 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of their 34 shots from downtown. Cleveland finished shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 22 shots. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Cleveland recorded 27 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 53.1% from the floor on 43 out of 81 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Magic buried 28 of 32 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Orlando wrapped up the contest having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (33 of 81) and buried 11 of their 40 shots from distance.

Paolo Banchero is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. Banchero finished 50.0% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He played 38 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He walked away with 27 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Orlando will enter this matchup with a record of 23-21 on the season. They have an average of 115.4 pts per game (20th in the league) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. The Magic are connecting on 33.9% from downtown (489 of 1,444) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 44.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,154 dimes for the campaign, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.1 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.4 personal fouls. They surrender 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 16th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.5). The Magic defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.9% (1,849 of 3,858) and they concede 43.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,117 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 119-105 against the Magic. The Cavaliers snagged 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the game. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Magic were called for 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a clip of 81.8%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Cleveland buried 15 out of their 34 attempts (44.1%). Overall, the Cavaliers shot 43 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. The Cavaliers allowed the Magic to make 33 out of their 81 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7% in this game. They finished shooting 27.5% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 40 and finished the contest at 28 out of 32 at the free throw line (87.5%). With respect to how they rebounded, Cleveland allowed Orlando to collect 37 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Donovan Mitchell pitched in for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He made 15 of 30 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Mitchell accumulated 36 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 9 dimes in this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 27-20 on the season. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 20.6 fouls per game and they hit 78.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.3 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Cleveland has totaled 5,600 pts on the year (119.1 per contest) and they pull down 44.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks 15th in the league.

The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 22nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.9. They are able to force 15.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (10th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 37.8% on shots from distance (659 of 1,743) and their opposition makes 80.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 27.1 assists and 44.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 19th and 16th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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