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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the 76ers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
The Cavaliers were a 114-75 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +16-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (189) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Philadelphia lost its last outing, a 104-95 result against the Nuggets on March 30. The 76ers failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 32-15 SU,26-18-3 ATS
Philadelphia is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 17-30 SU,19-28 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Philadelphia home to Minnesota Saturday, April 3
Cleveland at Miami Saturday, April 3