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(8-27) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat (16-17)
Date: Friday December 28
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL.
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Heat -10.5
NBA Betting Total: 197½
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Cleveland Cavaliers
It took the Cavaliers nearly eight minutes to make a field goal in their game with the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Channing Frye’s three-pointer with 4:26 remaining in the first quarter was Cleveland’s first bucket from the field after twelve consecutive misses.
The Cavs finished the quarter with just nine points and the first half with a despicable 28.6 field goal percentage. Despite the woeful shooting, Cleveland made it close at the end before losing to fall into the bottom of the entire NBA standings. Cleveland, once again, has the worst record in the league and is looking like a favorite to win the lottery for what would be the fourth time in nine years.
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Jordan Clarkson led the scoring with twenty-four off the bench and Collin Sexton added sixteen points, five rebounds and six assists as the starting point guard. Sexton was the only Cavalier to appear in Bill Simmons’ recent list of top-55 trade assets in the NBA.
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The Cavs continue to swing down South with this game, followed by one in Atlanta, before returning home for four in a row, beginning with a rematch against Miami next Wednesday night.
Miami Heat
It’s amazing what five wins in a row will do for you in the Eastern Conference. A couple of weeks ago, the Heat looked bound for the deep lottery; now, it’s tied for first place in the Southeast Division with the Hornets at a game under .500.
The Heat’s winning streak was snapped on Wednesday, however, in a loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Heat had a seventeen-point lead earlier in the game before a wild fourth quarter saw both teams going back and forth before Danny Green’s three-pointer from the corner gave the Raptors the lead for good.
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Miami’s winning run started out West, where the Heat began a road trip with blowout wins in Phoenix and Los Angeles over the Clippers. They lost a game in Utah and a close one at Staples Center against the Lakers before taking down Memphis and New Orleans on the road, Houston and Milwaukee in Miami and the Magic in Orlando.
The immediate schedule looks favorable, too. The Heat will be a solid favorite in this game, as well as the four that follow.
Head Coach Eric Spolesta acknowledged that Justise Winslow is the team’s starting point guard with Goran Dragic out. Winslow scored another twenty-one points against Toronto in an offensive spurt that began in that Phoenix game.
He certainly gives Miami a different look with his size and physicality at the one. It may take teams some time to adjust their defense. I’m skeptical how well he’ll be able to run the offense, long-term, without a reliable jump shot, however.
NBA Betting Trends:
- MIA are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games overall.
- Under is 21-8 in MIA last 29 Fri. games.
- MIA are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 vs. NBA Central.
- Head to Head: Home team is 12-3 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
Free Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat NBA Prediction: Cleveland keeps it close enough.
I’ve seen way too many games just like these play out in Miami over the last season-plus. Miami just doesn’t punish inferior opponents the way it should and even though it’s playing good basketball right now, the Heat will make this interesting down the stretch.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Cavs ATS
NBA Free Score Prediction: Cleveland 109 – Miami 112
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