NBA Odds: Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers Picks

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try and win their 10th in a row on Thursday night at 8:05pm EST as they host the Miami Heat in a game that can be seen on TNT. The Cavaliers are playing perhaps their best basketball ever, as they are 39-11 in NBA picks, which is the second-best record they have ever had after 50 games. They were 40-10 at this point last season but Cleveland looks better this season. They have the best point differential in the league at +7.3 and they have won their last four games by an average of 19 points per game.

Online sportsbooks have the Cavaliers -10 at home in NBA odds against the Heat with a total of 187. The Cavaliers are 20-3 at home this season. This is the third game of a seven-game homestand for the Cavaliers. In their last 19 home games, the Cavaliers are 18-1 in NBA picks. They have outscored opponents by an average of 104.1 to 93.5 in those games. The Cavaliers played at Miami on January 25th and came away with a 92-91 victory. It was the eighth win in the last nine games against the Heat. LeBron James had his 10th career 30-point game against the Heat. He hit the game winning free throws with 4.1 seconds remaining.

The Cavaliers are getting more players to support LeBron recently as Shaquille O’Neal has averaged 16.8 points per game in his last eight games. Daniel Gibson has been in double figures in six straight games. He is a big key to why Cleveland is playing well as he is leading the league in three-point shooting. This is the third meeting this season between the Heat and Cavaliers this season and Cleveland has won the first two in NBA picks. Last year, the Cavaliers won the season series, 3-1.

The Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Heat are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on no rest. The Heat are 0-4 ATS in NBA picks for the last 4 meetings against Cleveland. The Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The Under is 4-0 in NBA odds Miami’s last 4 games playing on no rest. The Under is 5-1 in Miami’s last 6 overall. The Over is 5-2 in the Cavaliers last 7 home games. The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Cleveland between the Heat and Cavaliers. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Cleveland Cavaliers -9.5 favorites in NBA picks against the Miami Heat with a total of 187.