Orlando's Chuma Okeke joining lineup Thursday
Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke is in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Magic ruled out all five of their regular starters for the front end of a back-to-back. They are starting Jalen Suggs, Caleb Houstan, Bol Bol, Okeke, and Moe Wagner on Thursday in Orlando. Okeke has been out of the rotation since November, but he should see plenty of minutes on Thursday. In seven previous starts this season, Okeke averaged 6.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 1.0 3-pointers in 27.6 minutes per game.
Okeke has a $3,600 salary on Thursday’s five-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 22.7 FanDuel points over 25.7 minutes. He is currently our No. 8 point-per-dollar value available. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Magic’s implied total is 113.75 while the game total (217.5) is the lowest of the day.
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