As of early Monday night, most books had Cleveland installed as a four-point road favorite with a total of 231. The Warriors were +140 on the money line.
The ‘over’ has cashed in five straight Cleveland games to improve to 21-10 overall. The Cavaliers are off a 149-135 win at Denver on Friday when the 284 combined points sailed ‘over’ the 236.5-point total.
The ‘over’ is 8-1 in Cleveland’s last nine contests. The Cavs are ranked #1 in the NBA in field-goal percentage (50.4%) and 3-point accuracy, making 39.9 percent of their launches from downtown.
They’re ranked #2 in scoring with their 121.5 points-per-game average.
When these teams met at Cleveland on Nov. 8, the Cavs collected a 136-117 win, and the 253 points went ‘over’ the 230-point tally.
PREDICTION: Let’s go with one unit on ‘over’ 230.5 points.
