A Game 1 first round contest has the No. 5 seed Orlando Magic and the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers squaring off in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Cavaliers as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 207.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Orlando forward Paolo Banchero is an all-around weapon. Banchero (6'10) handles the rock at that size to both score and distribute the ball. The Duke product logs 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest. In his last outing, Banchero tallied 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

The model also knows Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell is one of the most athletic scorers in the league. Mitchell can score from all three levels and glides to the rack. He logs 26.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game in the regular season. On April 12 versus the Pacers, Mitchell had 33 points, five assists and four steals.

The model has simulated Magic vs. Cavaliers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations!

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