Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks odds, tips and betting trends
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks (33-24) battle Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers (37-19) on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on BSOH and BSSW.
The Cavaliers face off against the Mavericks. The Cavaliers are favored by 3.5 points against the Mavericks. The game’s point total is set at 233.5.
Cavaliers vs. Mavericks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Cleveland -3.5
- Total: 233.5
- Moneyline: Cleveland -154, Dallas +130
- Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (233.5)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 118 – Mavericks 112
- Cleveland has been the favorite in 38 games this season and has come away with the win 29 times (76.3%) in those contests.
- This season, Cleveland has come away with a win 23 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -154 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cleveland has a 60.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- Dallas has won nine of the 24 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (37.5%).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer, Dallas has a record of 4-8 (33.3%).
- Dallas has a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Cavaliers average 114.4 points per game, just three fewer points than the 117.4 the Mavericks allow.
- Cleveland is 15-5 against the spread and 16-4 overall when scoring more than 117.4 points.
- When it scores more than 109.2 points, Dallas is 29-17 against the spread and 32-14 overall.
- Cleveland’s record is 24-13-3 against the spread and 33-7 overall when it gives up fewer than 118.6 points.
- The Cavaliers are at the 16th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.4 PPG), while the Mavericks allow the 18th-fewest points per game (117.4) in the league.
- The seventh-ranked scoring NBA team (118.6 PPG) is Dallas, while the Cleveland squad ranks second in the league defensively (109.2 PPG).
- The Cavaliers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 296 points this season (5.2 points per game on average), and the Mavericks have put up 66 more points than their opponents on the year (1.2 per game).
- The average implied total for Cleveland this season is 115.8 points, 3.2 fewer points than its implied total of 119 points in Tuesday’s game.
- So far this season, Cleveland has recorded more than 119 points in 17 games.
- Dallas’ average implied point total on the year (120.6 points) is 5.6 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (115 points).
- Game Day: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSOH and BSSW
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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