The Cleveland Cavaliers (11-27) and Denver Nuggets (26-11) do battle at Pepsi Center Saturday evening at 9 p.m. ET. We analyze the Cavaliers-Nuggets odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Cavaliers at Nuggets: Key injuries
Cavaliers
- PG Dante Exum (illness) questionable
- PF Larry Nance Jr. (knee) out
- SF Kevin Porter Jr. (knee) out
- SG Dylan Windler (shin) out
Nuggets
- SG/SF Will Barton (personal) probable
- PF Paul Millsap (knee) out
- C Bol Bol (oblique) out
Cavaliers at Nuggets: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Nuggets 121, Cavaliers 103
Moneyline (ML)
The Nuggets (-834) are heavy favorites, and you have to risk eight times your return. That’s just too expensive. AVOID.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The NUGGETS (-12.5, -110) host the lowly Cavaliers (+12.5, -110), a team they drummed last season by an average of more than 20 points per game in each of the two meetings. The beatings will continue, as C Nikola Jokic should be able to do whatever he pleases against a soft middle for the Cavs.
The Cavs are 1-4 ATS in their past five against winning teams. While the Nuggets are 0-4-2 ATS in the past six at home, they’re 7-2 ATS in the past nine at home after a road trip of a week or longer. The Nuggets are also 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER is the play as the Cavaliers offer very little resistance. The over has hit in five of the past seven in this series, and it’s 9-3 in Cleveland’s last 12 on the road. It hit in Cleveland’s overtime win in Detroit last time out. The over has hit in five in a row for Cleveland, too, and six of the past seven overall for Denver, while going 5-2 in the past seven at home for the Nuggets.
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