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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at FTX Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 209.5.
In their last action, Miami was a 111-90 loser at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (201) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Cleveland was a 127-124 winner in its last match on the road against the Pacers. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 251 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 38-27 SU,38-25-2 ATS
Cleveland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami:
Team record: 44-23 SU,39-27-1 ATS
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Chicago Saturday, March 12
Miami home to Minnesota Saturday, March 12