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Bobby Maxwell

Cleveland at ORLANDO -3'

Scored you a FREE winner on the NBA hardwood Thursday night with the Nuggets and we'll get you another one tonight with the Magic as they host the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers were bound to have a letdown here late in the season as they've been going with a hard push to the playoffs to get the top seed in the Eastern Conference. So the loss in Washington on Thursday was surprising and them not being so motivated tonight isn't going to surprise us either. We'll lay the relatively small chalk with a much more focused Magic team.

Cleveland had won 13 straight before losing to the Wizards 109-101 as a 9 1/2-point favorite Thursday. The Cavs defense forgot to show up to the party and don't be surprised when it doesn't show up tonight.

Orlando had won six straight before losing 99-95 at home to the Raptors on Wednesday as a 10-point favorite. The Magic forgot to rebound against Toronto and you know coach Stan Van Gundy let them hear about on Thursday. Look for Dwight Howard to come out and grab 20 boards tonight by himself.

The Magic have owned this rivalry lately, going 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings, including a 99-88 home win back on Jan. 29 as a five-point chalk. They are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings with the Cavs in Orlando and we love them in this situation tonight.

The Magic is on ATS runs of 20-8 against winning times and 7-3 on Fridays. Let's play Orlando in this one to get the win and cover.

2♦ ORLANDO