NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Heat Picks for December 8

Published 6:39 am Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Miami Heat (11-10) are underdogs (by 3.5 points) to build on a three-game home winning streak when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-3) on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET.

To find the best bets you can make on Sunday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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Cavaliers vs. Heat Game Info

  • When: Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
  • TV: FDSSUN and FDSOH
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Cavaliers vs. Heat Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 3.5)

  • Cleveland’s record against the spread is 18-6-0.
  • Miami has 11 wins in 21 games against the spread this season.
  • The Cavaliers’ ATS record as 3.5-point favorites or more is 14-6.
  • The Heat’s ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or more is 3-3.

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Pick OU:

Over (223.5)

  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have gone over 223.5 combined points in 17 of 24 games this season.
  • The Heat have played 10 games this season that have gone over 223.5 combined points scored.
  • Cleveland’s outings this year have an average total of 228.5, five more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Miami’s games this season have had an average of 220.2 points, 3.3 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Cavaliers are the highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Heat have scored the 28th-most points.
  • The Heat have surrendered the fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Cavaliers have given up the 19th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-160)

  • The Cavaliers have entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 19, or 90.5%, of those games.
  • The Heat have won in two of the seven contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Cleveland has a record of 18-2, a 90% win rate, when it’s favored by -160 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • This year, Miami has won two of four games when listed as at least +135 or better on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Cavaliers, based on the moneyline, is 61.5%.

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