San Antonio Spurs (20-34) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (33-21)
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Cavaliers -6; Over/Under: -
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The San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The San Antonio Spurs need a win after losing 12 of their last 17 games. The Cleveland Cavaliers look for a win after winning six of their last eight games.
The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 111.5 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 111.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting. Dejounte Murray is averaging 19.6 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Keldon Johnson is averaging 15.4 points and 1.8 assists. Derrick White is the third double-digit scorer and Jakob Poeltl is dishing 2.8 assists. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.8 percent from the free throw line. The San Antonio Spurs are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.6 rebounds per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 106.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 102.1 points on 44 percent shooting. Darius Garland is averaging 19.8 points and 8.2 assists, while Jarrett Allen is averaging 16.2 points and 11.1 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Kevin Love is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.3 rebounds per game.
The Spurs are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win and 12-25-1 ATS in their last 38 Wednesday games. The Cavaliers are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. The under is 6-2 in Cavaliers last 8 overall. The Spurs are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Cleveland and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The San Antonio Spurs are a hard team to read because you’re never quite sure which team is going to show up, and they’re not a team I’m thrilled to back against above average teams. The Cleveland Cavaliers win at home by an average of 6.6 points, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 8.6 points. The Cavs are 16-9-1 against the spread at home this season. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk with the Cavs.
