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Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -11-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 208.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 122-93 loser as they battled the Wizards at home. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 215 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Miami was a 116-111 winner in its last match at home against the Spurs. They earned a push of the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 227 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Miami:
Team record: 33-30 SU,27-34-2 ATS
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 21-42 SU,24-39 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Miami at Charlotte Sunday, May 2
Cleveland home to Phoenix Tuesday, May 4