Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers

Submitted by TSB Editor on February 4, 2010 - 2:19pm

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try and win their 10th in a row on Thursday night as they host the Miami Heat in a game that can be seen on TNT. The Cavaliers are playing perhaps their best basketball ever, as they are 39-11, which is the second-best record they have ever had after 50 games. They were 40-10 at this point last season but Cleveland looks better this NBA betting season. They have the best point differential in the league at +7.3 and they have won their last four games by an average of 19 points per game.

Cavaliers are 10 point favorite at SBG Global with total of 187.5.

The Cavaliers are 20-3 at home this season. This is the third game of a seven-game homestand for the Cavaliers. In their last 19 home games, the Cavaliers are 18-1. They have outscored opponents by an average of 104.1 to 93.5 in those games.

The Cavaliers played at Miami on January 25th and came away with a 92-91 victory. It was the eighth win in the last nine games against the Heat. LeBron James had his 10th career 30-point game against the Heat. He hit the game winning free throws with 4.1 seconds remaining. The Cavaliers are getting more players to support LeBron recently as Shaquille O’Neal has averaged 16.8 points per game in his last eight games. Daniel Gibson has been in double figures in six straight games. He is a big key to why Cleveland is playing well as he is leading the league in three-point shooting.

This is the third meeting this season between the Heat and Cavaliers this NBA betting season and Cleveland has won the first two. Last year, the Cavaliers won the season series, 3-1.

The Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Heat are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on no rest. The Heat are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings against Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.

The Under is 4-0 in Miami’s last 4 games playing on no rest. The Under is 5-1 in Miami’s last 6 overall. The Over is 5-2 in the Cavaliers last 7 home games. The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Cleveland between the Heat and Cavaliers.

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