Cleveland plays hard behind spark plug guard Kyrie Irving, on a 4-3 straight-up and 5-2 ATS run. He has nine 30-point outings in his last 31 games and is off a 35-point game in a 105-100 win over New Orleans. The Cavaliers are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. Orlando has all kinds of problems with new players and a team that appears to have packed in the season already. The contest is the fourth in five nights for the Magic, who have lost four straight and 16 of 17 games. The trade of guard J.J. Redick means newcomers Tobias Harris, Doron Lamb, and Beno Udrih are available against the Cavaliers, but they're marginal players who will have to learn their roles, creating more problems. Udrih could see a lot of playing time with point guard Jameer Nelson (knee) slated to sit out again. Orlando is on a 3-14 ATS run, 6-20 ATS against the Eastern Conference and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 home games. Go with Cleveland.
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