The Brooklyn Nets (20-34) will try to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers (44-10) at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, February 20, 2025 as 12.5-point underdogs. The Cavaliers have won four games in a row.

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Cavaliers vs. Nets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: YES and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center

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Cavaliers vs. Nets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 119 – Nets 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Nets

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 12.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-12.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.3

• The Cavaliers sport a 35-19-0 ATS record this season compared to the 29-25-0 mark of the Nets.
• When the spread is set as 12.5 or more this season, Cleveland (5-6) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (45.5%) than Brooklyn (7-4) does as the underdog (63.6%).
• When it comes to exceeding the over/under in 2024-25, Brooklyn and its opponents aren’t as successful (42.6% of the time) as Cleveland and its opponents (64.8%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Cavaliers are 42-8, a better mark than the Nets have put up (15-31) as moneyline underdogs.

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers are giving up 111.9 points per game this season (11th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well offensively, putting up 122.7 points per game (second-best).
• This season, Cleveland is pulling down 44.8 rebounds per game (13th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 43.4 rebounds per contest (13th-ranked).
• With 29.1 assists per game, the Cavaliers rank third-best in the league in the category.
• Cleveland ranks top-five this year in turnovers, ranking fourth-best in the league with 12.5 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 12th with 13.9 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Cavaliers have been thriving in terms of three-point shooting this season, ranking second-best in the NBA in treys per game (16.2) and best in three-point percentage (39.3%).

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Nets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Nets are second-worst in the NBA on offense (105.0 points scored per game) and eighth on defense (111.0 points conceded).
• On the glass, Brooklyn is second-worst in the NBA in rebounds (41.0 per game). It is seventh in rebounds conceded (42.7 per game).
• This season the Nets are ranked 24th in the league in assists at 24.7 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Brooklyn is 19th in the league in committing them (14.0 per game). It is seventh in forcing them (14.3 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Nets are 14th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (13.4). They are 23rd in 3-point percentage at 34.8%.

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