Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers 4/12/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets meet Tuesday in NBA Play-In East Playoff action at the Barclays Center. The Cleveland Cavaliers enter this game, losing eight of their last 11 games. The Brooklyn Nets enter this game on a four-game winning streak.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 107.8 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 105.7 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 21.8 points and 8.6 assists, while Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.1 points and 10.8 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Lauri Markkanen is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.

The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 112.9 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 112.1 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 30.1 points and 6.2 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 27.2 points and 4.3 rebounds. Seth Curry is the third double-digit scorer and LaMarcus Aldridge is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 80.5 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.

The Cavaliers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Nets are 6-26-1 ATS in their last 33 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 11-4 in Cavaliers last 15 overall. The under is 5-1 in Nets last 6 overall. The Cavaliers are 3-7-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Nets just beat the Cavs a few days ago by 11 points, and they have a clear advantage here without Allen on the other side. Allen is dealing with a broken finger and is unlikely to make his return for this game. While the Nets aren’t perfect and have defensive issues, the Cavaliers have been free-falling over the last month or so and they’re not covering numbers either. The Nets are winning their last five games by an average of 7.4 points while shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three. The Cavs in their current form are hard to trust on the road in a game that matters.