The Cleveland Cavaliers (51-20) got a little more breathing room atop the Eastern Conference standings Wednesday and will try to win their third game in a row when they visit the Brooklyn Nets (19-51) on Thursday.
The Cavaliers are consensus eight-point favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark and are coming off a 113-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Toronto Raptors lost on the road to the Boston Celtics. That increased Cleveland’s lead for the No. 1 seed to 3.5 games over Toronto.
However, the Cavs have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games, as they have publicly stated they are more worried about staying healthy for the playoffs than finishing with the best record in the East.
They have won six of the past seven meetings with the Nets, including both matchups so far this season, although they are just 3-3-1 against the spread, according to the Odds Shark NBA Database.
Brooklyn has dropped seven of eight overall, going 3-5 ATS during that stretch. The Nets fell 105-100 to the Charlotte Hornets as six-point underdogs Tuesday but managed to cover the spread when Bojan Bogdanovic hit a three ...
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