The Cleveland Cavaliers (12-9) visit the Miami Heat (12-9) at FTX Arena, beginning at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, December 8, 2023. The Cavaliers are 1-point favorites in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The matchup’s point total is set at 222.
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Spread: Heat (+1) to Cover
- The data strongly suggests betting on the Heat in this one. The model favors them while DraftKings has the Cavaliers favored and the difference between the two is 4.4 points.
- So far this year, Miami has put together a 10-10-1 record against the spread.
- The Heat are 5-4 ATS this season when playing as at least 1-point underdogs.
- Cleveland is 8-11-2 against the spread this season.
- The Cavaliers have covered the spread four times this season (4-8-2 ATS) when playing as at least 1-point favorites.
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Total: Over 222
- The model predicts a total 1.5 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- A total of 12 times so far this year, Cleveland and its opponent have combined to score more than 222 points.
- So far this year, 10 Miami’s games have featured more than 222 points scored.
- In the Cavaliers’ 21 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 11 times.
- Heat games have gone over the point total 10 out of 21 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Heat (-102)
- Prediction: Heat 113, Cavaliers 110
- Cleveland has entered the game as favorites 14 times this season and won eight, or 57.1%, of those games.
- Miami has been an underdog in nine games this season and has come away with the win three times (33.3%) in those contests.
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