The Brooklyn Nets (9-7) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (7-7) hook up for a Friday 7:30 p.m. ET tip at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Below, we analyze the Nets-Cavaliers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Nets at Cavaliers: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Nets -450 (bet $450 to win $100) | Cavaliers +350 (bet $100 to win $350)
- Against the spread/ATS: Nets -9.5 (-110) | Cavaliers +9.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 227.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Nets at Cavaliers: Key Injuries
Nets
- F Nicolas Claxton (knee) out
- G Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) out
Cavaliers
- G Matthew Dellavedova (concussion) out
- G Darius Garland (shoulder) out
- F Kevin Love (calf) out
- G Kevin Porter Jr. (personal) out
- G Dylan Windler (hand) out
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Nets at Cavaliers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nets 123, Cavaliers 115
Money line (ML)
The Nets (-450) are favored to bounce back in a big way after losing an epic 147-135 double-overtime game against the Cavaliers (+350) Wednesday. But can you feel confident risking four-and-a-half times your potential return? Definitely not. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
The CAVALIERS +9.5 (-110) won a classic against the Nets -9.5 (-110) to get back to .500 Wednesday night. They cannot be trusted to win outright for a third consecutive outing, but they should be able to keep this one within single digits after covering each of their past two. And Brooklyn’s defense, or lack thereof, will keep the Cavs in the game even.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 227.5 (-110) cashed easily in Wednesday’s battle with a total of 282 points. We’ll obviously see much fewer points here, but will we see 56 less? Doubtful. While Cleveland allows just 106.1 PPG to rank fourth in the NBA, Brooklyn is second in offense with 120.3 PPG, and they don’t play a great brand of defense, yielding 115.8 PPG to rank 25th in the league. Look for another Over, which is 10-0 run for the Nets.
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