Heat at Cavs, Bulls at Warriors
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Miami Heat (24-25) at Cleveland Cavaliers (28-21)
8:05 pm Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Cavaliers – 2.5
The Miami Heat is looking more like last year’s Championship team lately, winning five straight. The Heat are just a game under .500 and just four games back of the Cavaliers. "We are defending champs, so we've got some talent and if we get healthy and guys get together and get in decent shape, then we're a pretty good team," coach Ron Rothstein said. Even with The Heat playing like champions, SBG Global reports the gambling public is going with the Cavs at home laying the points.
Dwayne Wade had 30 points and 9 assists in Wednesday’s 91-79 win over Boston. Wade has had at least 20 points in a franchise-record 16 straight games. Shaquille O'Neal has averaged 16.8 points in his last four games. "The good thing about being in this conference is that no one really has a substantial lead," O'Neal said. "I think we're five or six games out of first. So there is a lot of room for improvement on our part. There is a lot of room for mistakes, too. So our goal is to not make it into the playoffs, but to get some type of home court advantage."
Cleveland is a 2.5 point favorite with a total of 192 at SBG Global.
Cleveland won against the Los Angeles Clippers 94-77 on Wednesday even though they got only 11 points from LeBron James. He's averaged only 16.8 points in four games this month. "We're trying to figure out ways to score and get stops when LeBron doesn't have one of his normal nights," coach Mike Brown said. "It's kind of been by committee."
Miami beat Cleveland 92-89 last Thursday in the first meeting between the teams this season. Wade had 41 points while James had 17 points. Miami has won 7 of the last 9 against the Cavaliers but has lost the last two games at Cleveland.
The Heat are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog. The Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Central. The Heat are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 Friday games. The Heat are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Cavaliers are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 Friday games. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cavaliers are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite of 4.5 points or less. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Over is 5-1 in Miami’s last 6 games as a road underdog. The Over is 16-6-1 in the Heat’s last 23 road games. The Under is 14-6 in Miami’s last 20 vs. the Central. The Under is 6-0 in the Cavaliers last 6 vs. the Southeast. The Under is 6-2 in the Cavaliers last 8 games as a favorite. The Under is 15-6 in the Cavaliers last 21 Friday games. The Under is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings between the two teams.
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Chicago Bulls (28-22) at Golden State Warriors (23-27)
10:35 pm Eastern
ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Warriors – 2.5
The Chicago Bulls continue their road trip tonight at Golden State. The Bulls are 2-3 on the trip after last night’s 86-77 loss at Sacramento. The Bulls never do well out West as they have had no success against the Kings and haven’t won at Golden State in over 9 years. The Warriors have won seven straight at home against the Bulls and the gambling public feels that tonight will be no different. SBG Global reports that most early money is on the Warriors at home laying the points.
Chicago shot their worst percentage of the season against the Kings and only two players were in double figures. "The team hasn't been home since Jan. 27, it's wearing the team down," said Bulls forward Luol Deng. "It's just a road trip. We've still got to go out there and get it done and finish the trip."
Golden State plays four of its next five at home, where it has earned 17 of its 23 total victories. The Warriors are just 6-19 on the road. Golden State was playing without leading scorer Baron Davis against Minnesota but he is expected back tonight. "I think (Baron Davis) will play the next game," head coach Don Nelson said. "We could've used him in some spot duty maybe, but I thought it would be better to wait so I wouldn't lose him for the next game as well."
Golden State is a 1.5 point favorite with a total of 207 at SBG Global.
The Bulls are 5-17-1 ATS in their last 23 road games. The Bulls are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Western Conference. The Bulls are 3-14 ATS in their last 17 vs. the Pacific. The Bulls are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog. The Bulls are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Golden State.
The Warriors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The Warriors are 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Warriors are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Warriors are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite. The Warriors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Central. The home team is 8-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings between the two teams and the favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Under is 5-1 in the Bulls last 6 vs. the Pacific. The Under is 10-4-1 in the Bulls last 15 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 7-3-1 in the Bulls last 11 overall. The Over is 5-0 in the Warriors last 5 vs. the Central. The Over is 4-1 in the Warriors last 5 games as a home favorite. The Over is 7-2 in the Warriors last 9 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Under is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings between the two teams and it is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Golden State.
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