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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets
A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday when they battle the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -13.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Brooklyn was a 100-96 winner in its last match at home against the 76ers. They covered the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 196 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 131-108 winner as they battled the Raptors on the road. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -12.5-point favorite, while 239 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 44-10 SU,35-19 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 20-34 SU,29-24-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Brooklyn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Brooklyn is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to New York Friday, February 21
Brooklyn at Philadelphia Saturday, February 22