Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat - 12/1/21 NBA Picks and Prediction
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Miami Heat (13-8) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (11-10)
Game Info: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 7:30 pm (FTX Arena)
Betting Odds: Miami Heat -8.5 -- Over/Under: 205.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat meet Wednesday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Cleveland Cavaliers need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Miami Heat look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 103.6 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 102.6 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 18.6 points and 7.2 assists, while Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.2 points and 11.3 rebounds. Lauri Markkanen is the third double-digit scorer and Evan Mobley is grabbing 8 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.8 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 103.3 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 23.6 points and 5.3 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 21.8 points and 5.7 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 80.7 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 33.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Heat are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 14-5 in Cavaliers last 19 overall. The over is 10-3 in Heat last 13 overall. The Cavaliers are 1-12 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Miami and 1-7 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Miami Heat are comfortably the better team here and have been very tough at home, but they're dealing with injuries to Jimmy and Herro, so I'm not thrilled to back them with big chalk. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a feisty bunch that continues to compete and play hard, and they're only losing by an average of 0.8 points in the underdog role. This is a lot of points. Give me the Cavs and free buckets, especially if the Heat are still undermanned.
Randy’s Pick Cleveland Cavaliers +8.5
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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