Philadelphia 76ers (47-30) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (43-35)
April 3, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Cavaliers +4.5; Over/Under: +228
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The Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Sunday in NBA action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Cleveland Cavaliers need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 108.7 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 106.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 30 points and 4.2 assists, while James Harden is averaging 22.7 points and 9.6 assists. Tobias Harris is the third double-digit scorer and Tyrese Maxey is dishing 4.3 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 82 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.3 rebounds per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 107.2 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 105.2 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 21.5 points and 8.7 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 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.
The 76ers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cavaliers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The under is 4-1 in 76ers last 5 overall. The over is 8-2 in Cavaliers last 10 overall. The under is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings in Cleveland and 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
I’m not sold on the Philadelphia 76ers, especially on the end of a back to back, but they’re easily the more trustworthy team here. Even with a win yesterday over the Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers are losing their last five games by an average of 8.6 points. It takes more than one win to convince me the Cavs are back to being what they were earlier in the season. I’ll lay the chalk with the 76ers if forced to pick.
