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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -10.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 113-109 winner as they battled the Nets at home. The Mavericks covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 222 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 141-105 result against the Trail Blazers on May 05. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +12-point underdog, while the 246 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 21-45 SU,24-42 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas:
Team record: 38-28 SU,32-34 ATS
Dallas is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Dallas Sunday, May 9