The Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) battle the Brooklyn Nets (39-33) on Tuesday. Tip from Barclays Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cavaliers vs. Nets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Cleveland defeated Brooklyn 115-109 on Tuesday to cover as a 4-point road favorite in the front end of this 2-game head-to-head set. It has now won back-to-back games and is 7-3 straight up (SU) in its last 10. The Cavaliers are 6-4 against the spread (ATS) in that span to improve to 39-32-3 ATS this season.
The defeat was the Nets’ 4th loss in a row both SU and ATS. Brooklyn is 5-5 SU and 6-4 ATS over its last 10 games, improving to 36-34-2 ATS this season.
The Cavs and Nets have split the season series 1-1 thus far with the Cavs winning Tuesday and the Nets winning 125-117 as 2-point road underdogs on Dec. 26.
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Cavaliers at Nets odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:05 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cavaliers -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Nets +150 (bet $100 to win $150)
- Against the spread (ATS): Cavaliers -4.5 (-105) | Nets +4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 218.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Cavaliers at Nets key injuries
Cavaliers
- None
Nets
- G Ben Simmons (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Cavaliers at Nets picks and predictions
Prediction
Cavaliers 116, Nets 112
Moneyline
PASS.
The moneyline is too steep to present any value on a Cavs (-175) team that has won 4 of its last 5 games and 7 of its last 9.
Against the spread
LEAN NETS +4.5 (-115).
While the Nets are currently on a 4-game skid, they are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 day of rest and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as underdogs of 4.5 or more points.
This will be Cleveland’s 3rd time this season playing back-to-back road games against the same team; it is 1-1 SU/ATS in the second leg of those matchups. It is also 2-2 ATS in its last 4 road games. While dominant ATS at home this season, the Cavs are just 16-19-2 ATS on the road.
The Cavaliers are also just 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 meetings in Brooklyn.
Over/Under
BET OVER 218.5 (-115).
The Over is 4-0 in the Cavs’ last 4 road games, 4-0 in their last 4 games following an outright victory, 4-0 in their last 4 following an ATS win and 6-1-1 in their last 8 Thursday games.
The Over is 2-0 in both matchups these 2 have played this season and 7-2 in their last 9 meetings overall.
The Cavs and Nets both rank in the top 10 in offensive rating per NBA.com. That equates to higher-scoring games that will aid the Over in cashing.
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