Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Preview
Planning on watching today’s Heat and Cavaliers game? Catch the action at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH, as the Cavaliers hosts this showdown at 7:30 ET on BSOH.
The Heat are the favorites in this Eastern conference matchup the against the Cavaliers. The over/under for the game is set at 213 points. Check out BetCoco for Cleveland Cavaliers – Miami Heat odds
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Heat and Cavaliers did not have any head-to-head matchups last season. But over the last three times playing each other, the Heat have a record of 2-1. The Heat also had the edge vs. the spread in these games, at 2-1. These games averaged a combined total of 211 points per game leading to an over/under record of 1-2.
- In their last three games away from home, the Heat have a straight up record of 2-1 while going 1-1-1 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 108 points per game in these contests.
- When looking at their past five home matchups, Cleveland has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 117 per game. The team went 3-2 overall in these games.
- Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Cavaliers have a straight up record of 5-5. Their record vs the spread in these games was 5-5.
- Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the favorite, the Heat have a straight up record of 8-2. Their record vs the spread in these games was 4-5-1.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Prediction
Over the Heat’s last five games, they are 4-1 and come in with an overall record of 9-5. In road games, the Heat have a 5-4 record this season, in contrast to their 4-1 record when playing at home.
Miami comes in with an overall ATS record of 6-7 so far this season. When playing on the road, the Heat hold an ATS record of 5-3 in contrast to a 1-4 record against the spread when playing at home.
So far, the majority of games for the Heat have not surpassed the over/under lines, placing their over/under record at 6-8-0. They have an average over/under line of 219.4 in their games, and their differential vs. the over/under line this season is -0.2.
The Heat offense is coming off a game where they scored 118 points against the Bulls. They posted a field goal percentage of 50% and connected on 17 threes. Offensively, the Heat hold a season-long field goal percentage of 46%, placing them 19th in the national rankings. When it comes to three-pointers, they are ranked 7th in terms of percentage and 15th in three-pointers made.
So far, the Heat’s defense is ranked 7th in the league at 108.9 points per contest.
For the season, Miami is ranked 30th in fewest fouls per game. Team’s are averaging 19.4 free-throws per game vs. the Heat and have an overall field goal percentage of 47.2%.
Looking at the Cavaliers’ previous ten games, they are 4-6 and face the Heat with an overall mark of 8-6. On the road this season, the Cavaliers have posted a 5-3 record, whereas they have a 3-3 record at home.
Cleveland has an overall ATS record of 6-8 as they come into today’s game. Cleveland has covered the spread in two straight road games and are 4-4 ATS on the road compared to 2-4 at home.
So far over half of the Cavaliers’ games have surpassed the over/under lines, putting their over/under record at 8-6-0. Their games have currently averaged 227.0 points per game and the average over/under line so far is 220.9.
The Cavaliers offense is coming off a game in which they scored 122 points vs. the 76ers. Overall their field goal percentage was 48.9% while connecting on 9 threes. The top scorer for the Cavaliers was Darius Garland with 32 points, while Jarrett Allen also chipped in with 26 points.
The Cavaliers’ defense is presently ranked 11th in the league, allowing an average of 111.6 points per contest.
On two point field goal attempts, the Cavaliers’ defensive unit is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.8% and allowing 37.8% from beyond the arc.
Looking at our projections, the Heat are expected to take down the Cavaliers by a score of 116-111.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Betting Tips
- Take the Heat on the moneyline
- The Heat should also cover at -2.5
- Projecting a combined 227 points, we like the over
Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report
- Ricky Rubio – Personal – Out
- Caris LeVert – Knee – Out
- Donovan Mitchell – Hamstring – Out
- Ty Jerome – Ankle – Out
- Isaac Okoro – Knee – Out
Miami Heat Injury Report
- Kevin Love – Personal – Out
- Bam Adebayo – Hip – Probable
- Tyler Herro – Ankle – Out
- R.J. Hampton – Knee – Out
