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Cavaliers vs. Heat NBA Picks & Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook – March 5

Cavaliers vs. Heat NBA Picks & Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook – March 5

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (50-10) will look to build on a 10-game winning streak when hosting the Miami Heat (29-31) tonight at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This game is at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, FDSOH, and FDSSUN.

Cavaliers vs. Heat Predictions

  • Our prediction to win on the Moneyline in this matchup is the Cavaliers, by a final score of Cavaliers 121, Heat 106.
  • Against the spread, we project that the Cavaliers will cover. The spread is currently Cavaliers -10.5.
  • As for the total, we see this one going over the posted over/under of 226.5 points.

Cavaliers vs. Heat Odds

  • Favorite: Cavaliers (-10.5)
  • Total: 226.5
  • The Cavaliers are 40-20-0 ATS this season.
  • Cleveland has covered the spread 11 times this season (11-8 ATS) when playing as at least 10.5-point favorites.
  • A total of 39 out of the Cavaliers’ 60 games this season have hit the over.
  • The Cavaliers have won 47, or 85.5%, of the 55 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • Cleveland has been at least a -500 Moneyline favorite 20 times this season and won all of those games.
  • The Heat have covered 26 times in 60 matchups with a spread this year.
  • Miami has been an underdog by 10.5 points or more this year once, and failed to cover the spread.
  • A total of 34 Heat games this season have hit the over.
  • The Heat have won in nine, or 33.3%, of the 27 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Miami has been named as an underdog of +380 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.

Cavaliers Key Stats

  • Points: 123.1 PPG (2nd) | FG%: 49.7% (2nd)
  • Opp. Points: 111.6 PPG (11th) | Opp. FG%: 45.3% (4th)
  • Rebounds: 45.3 RPG (7th) | Opp. Rebounds: 43.0 RPG (9th)
  • Assists: 28.9 APG (7th) | Turnovers: 12.5 TPG (4th)
  • Steals: 8.3 SPG (11th) | Blocks: 4.4 BPG (26th)

Heat Key Stats

  • Points: 110.3 PPG (24th) | FG%: 45.8% (20th)
  • Opp. Points: 110.5 PPG (7th) | Opp. FG%: 46.3% (13th)
  • Rebounds: 43.8 RPG (21st) | Opp. Rebounds: 45.2 RPG (21st)
  • Assists: 26.4 APG (15th) | Turnovers: 12.7 TPG (6th)
  • Steals: 7.9 SPG (18th) | Blocks: 3.8 BPG (30th)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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