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Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -6-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 216.
Cleveland was a 98-97 loser in its last match on the road against the 76ers. They covered the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 195 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Heat were a 117-108 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Pistons. They earned a push of the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score (225) made winners of OVER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 7-3 SU,6-2-2 ATS
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 4-6 SU,6-2-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to New Orleans Saturday, November 16
Cleveland home to Philadelphia Sunday, November 17