Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: NBC

The Cleveland Cavaliers (44-27) welcome the Orlando Magic (38-32) at Rocket Arena on Tuesday.

The Magic played the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 105-104 in their last game. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 43.4% field goal percentage (36 of 83) and made 11 of their 37 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Magic made 21 of 23 attempts for a rate of 91.3%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 56 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 27 assists for the contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the field on 39 out of 87 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 29 assists and had 8 steals in this game. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Los Angeles finished 65.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 29 tries. They made 8 of 32 shots from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Magic walked away with 26 while the Lakers accounted for 25 fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He racked up 16 points on 4 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and also snagged 5 boards. Banchero finished shooting 28.6% from the floor and earned 6 assists.

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Orlando enters this game with a mark of 38-32 for the campaign. They are averaging 115.3 pts per game (17th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Magic are hitting 34.4% on three-point attempts (828 of 2,406) and 80.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,848 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a group they commit 20.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 21.5 fouls. They currently rank 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,747 relinquished for the season. The Magic defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (2,906 of 6,138) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 11th in the league in PPG allowed (114.3).

In their last game, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 111-106 when they faced the Pelicans. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland allowed New Orleans to pull down 40 in total (6 offensive). They went 30.0% from downtown by going 12 of 40 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Cavaliers permitted the Pelicans to knock down 39 of 90 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.3% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Cavaliers finished shooting 42 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. Regarding 3-point shots, Cleveland made 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.2%. The Pelicans committed 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the matchup.

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. Mitchell accumulated 27 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 23 for this game giving him a rate of 39.1%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 44-27 so far this season. The Cavaliers have committed 19.8 fouls every game and they connect on 77.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 28.3 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 8,447 pts for the season (119.0 per game) and they snag 44.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the league.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 13th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 114.7. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (9th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense concedes 36.8% on 3-point attempts (984 of 2,671) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.8 assists and 43.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 17th and 14th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando

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