NBA Betting Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs
Posted: Jan 17, 2008
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SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Spurs - 8 , Total 183
The defending champion San Antonio Spurs and runner-up Cleveland Cavaliers meet for the first time since last year’s NBA Finals. The series last year was really never close as the Spurs won their fourth title in nine years. This season the Spurs look like they will challenge for the NBA title again while the Cavaliers are starting to look like a contender. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Spurs at Home.
On Tuesday night, LeBron James scored a season-high 51 points, including a combined 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime as Cleveland topped Memphis 132-124. "We have a fourth-quarter team right now that's playing really good basketball," said James, "We didn't get stops like we usually get, but for some odd reason, we know how to execute on the offensive end. We make plays, and we make big plays." James is averaging 40.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists in his last three road games.
SBG Global Current Line: Spurs - 8 , Total 183
San Antonio is a league-best 19-3 at home, holding opponents to 89.4 points per game. The Spurs are having difficulty scoring of late, having scored less than 90 points in three of their last five games. "You have to hope that people will keep shooting their shots and we keep getting open shots," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich. "Sometimes they don't go in but you can't let that make your defense go sour." The Spurs are coming off an 89-82 win over Philadelphia on Monday. Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter in the win.
Here are the NBA betting stats for Thursday’s game. Cleveland won both of their regular season games last year with San Antonio. The Cavaliers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The Cavaliers are 23-10 ATS in their last 33 games as a road underdog. The Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in San Antonio.
The Spurs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Central. The Spurs are 21-10-1 ATS in their last 32 home games. The Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Spurs are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
The Spurs are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the Eastern Conference. The home team is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.
The Under is 4-0 in the Cavaliers last 4 games as a road underdog. The Under is 5-1 in the Cavaliers last 6 vs. the Southwest. The Under is 4-1 in the Cavaliers last 5 road games. The Under is 8-3-1 in the Cavaliers last 12 overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Spurs last 5 vs. the Central. The Under is 9-4 in the Spurs last 13 games as a favorite. The Under is 11-5 in the Spurs last 16 overall. The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
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