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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat
The Miami Heat will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -11.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 204.
In their last action, Miami was a 116-109 winner at home against the Warriors. They covered the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (225) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 114-94 result against the 76ers on April 01. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +9.5-point underdog, while the 208 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 17-31 SU,19-29 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Miami:
Team record: 25-24 SU,21-27-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Miami is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Miami is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
Miami is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Next up:
Cleveland at San Antonio Monday, April 5
Miami home to Memphis Tuesday, April 6