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The Brooklyn Nets (25-39) and Cleveland Cavaliers (41-22) meet Sunday. Tip-off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is set for 7 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Nets vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Cavaliers lead 3-0
The Nets, who were 6-point favorites, failed to cover for a 3rd straight road game with a 110-99 loss against the Charlotte Hornets Saturday as the Over (207.5) hit. Brooklyn is a league-worst 10-19 against the spread (ATS) in away games, according to Teamrankings.com.
The Cavaliers are coming off a cover as 1-point favorites in a 113-104 OT win vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday with the Over (206.5) cashing in Cleveland. They’ve alternated ATS wins and losses over the last 6 games.
Cleveland is 2-1 ATS vs. the Nets this season, and the Under has gone 2-1. The Cavaliers covered as 7.5-point favorites with a 118-95 victory at Brooklyn in the most recent meeting Feb. 8 as the Under (224) hit.
Nets at Cavaliers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:05 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Nets +230 (bet $100 to win $230) | Cavaliers -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Nets +7.5 (-115) | Cavaliers -7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 207.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Nets at Cavaliers key injuries
Nets
- F Cameron Johnson (ankle) out
- G Ben Simmons (back) out
- G Lonnie Walker (illness) questionable
Cavaliers
- G Ty Jerome (ankle) out
- G Donovan Mitchell (knee) out
- F Evan Mobley (ankle) out
- F Max Strus (knee) out
- C Tristan Thompson (suspension) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Nets at Cavaliers picks and predictions
Prediction
Cavaliers 106, Nets 105
Moneyline
The Cavaliers (-300) are slightly overpriced for a team that has struggled to string together good performances lately. However, I have no interest in taking the Nets to pull off the upset on the road.
PASS. Bet the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
Cleveland has not covered in back-to-back outings since Feb. 8-10 and is 3-9 ATS since that short 2-game ATS win streak. The shorthanded Cavaliers struggle to string together good performances without their leading scorer in Mitchell (28 points per game) and may come out flat after an impressive OT win.
While the Nets have been the worst road bet ATS this season, this is actually the time to start taking them. The market is overreacting to recent losses at Charlotte and the Detroit Pistons and has created the opportunity for us to get some value on Brooklyn.
BET NETS +7.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Over has hit in the last 4 Nets games, and this number is a bit too low at the moment. I understand that both of these teams are bottom 10 in offensive efficiency over the last 3 games, but Brooklyn’s offense should bounce back after scoring just 99 points against the 28th-ranked team in defensive efficiency in the Hornets.
BET OVER 207.5 (-110).
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