NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic

It'll take another heroic performance from LeBron James to beat the Magic Monday night. (AP Images)

It's been evident the last few games LeBron James needs help in Cleveland.

The Cavs have lost two of their last three games, and two of them were blowouts at the hands of west-coast contenders Denver (113-83 loss), and Houston (92-77 loss).

"We know we can play better," James said.

But without any consistent second option James will have to pick up the slack n order to cover the +8.5-point spread posted by oddsmakers for tonight's matchup. Their opponent is the Orlando Magic, who have one of the best records against the spread in the NBA. They're a contender in the East behind All-Star center Dwight Howard, and versatile forwards Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu.

The emergence of Turkaglu has been a huge surprise this year for the Magic, he's averaging 19.4 points with 6.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists and should be a difficult weapon for the Cavs to contain.

"I think he's always had great ability - he's been one of the most versatile guys in this league since he's come in," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "You would always see flashes of great play, games where he would put it all together. This is the longest period of time that he's ever done it."

The Cavaliers play the Magic at 7:00 p.m. ET. Get your NBA odds in the Bodog Sportsbook!