NBA Betting Preview: Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
This NBA betting preview of the Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers is brought to you by SBG Global where the line was listed at Cleveland -9.
Some important things to consider before betting on this game:
The Cavs are 6-4 SU in this series.
The two teams have split the series ATS.
Recent trends have Cleveland 5-1 SU in this series.
Over this same period of time, these two teams have split the series ATS.
Cleveland is 2-4 over the last 6 when considering the current spread.
Cleveland just beat Miami on the road by 7 points.
The home teams is 7-3 in this series.
Cleveland is 3-2 in this series at home assuming the current spread.
Miami certainly has a slight edge here based on these trends with the spread of +9 (bet is at SBG Global).
The two leading scorers in the NBA get together for the final time in the regular season as LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers host Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Cleveland leads this year's season-series, 2-1. The teams met earlier this week in Miami and the Cavaliers made a big fourth quarter comeback to win 107-100.
James and Wade put on a show in the game on Monday. James had 42 points while Wade had 41. Mo Williams added 30 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers went on a 27-9 run to close out the game as the Heat missed 15 of its final 17 shots over the last five and a half minutes.
The Heat were able to win at home back in December 104-95 as Wade and Mario Chalmers had 21 points each. James had 38 points to lead Cleveland. This was a similar game to the one earlier this week except in this one the Heat went on a big fourth quarter run, outscoring the Cavaliers 16-3 during a four minute stretch.
The other matchup between the teams in Cleveland was in late December as the Cavaliers won 93-86 as James scored 33 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter. This was another game that turned around in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers outscored the Heat 35-19.
Here are the NBA betting stats for Saturday's game. The Heat are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 vs. the Central. The Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
The Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Heat are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games playing on no rest. The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
The Cavaliers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games. The Cavaliers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games playing on no rest. The Cavaliers are 25-6 ATS in their last 31 home games. The Cavaliers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 vs. the Southeast.
The Over is 10-1 in Miami's last 11 games playing on no rest. The Over is 6-1 in Miami's last 7 vs. the Central. The Over is 9-4 in Miami's last 13 road games.
The Over is 6-0 in the Cavaliers last 6 games playing on no rest. The Under is 5-1 in the Cavaliers last 6 home games. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Cleveland between the two teams.
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