Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets Pick – Odds and ATS Predictions

The Cleveland Cavaliers (4-18) will hit the road to take on the Brooklyn Nets (8-16) at the Barclay’s Center. The tip is scheduled for 7:30 PM ET and set to be televised on both FSN and the YES network. The Cavaliers have won seven of the last nine meetings between both sides. Most recently, the Cavaliers were defeated by the Nets 102-86 in The Land when they met in October. Brooklyn is 6-1 ATS in the previous seven contests between the two participants.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets Overview

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavaliers step in on the heels of a four-game losing streak after pulling two extraordinary upsets against the Houston Rockets at home and the Philadelphia 76ers on their own court in back-to-back games. Most recently, Cleveland fell at home to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday by a score of 106-95 producing a cover as a 12-point underdog.

Brooklyn Nets

The Nets enter on a six-game losing streak after falling on Saturday to the Washington Wizards on the Wizards’ own court by a score of 102-88 as a 6.5-point underdog. The Nets are 3-7 ATS in their previous ten fixtures.

Reasons To Back Cleveland

The Cavaliers play a better brand of defense between both sides, most notably in the second half where they give up 2.1 fewer points per half on average. This is significant considering the Cavaliers own the worst scoring offense in the league with 102.7 points per game. However, if they keep this game close by half-time, they have a chance to hang around and perhaps maybe even pull an upset. Given the fact, Brooklyn also commits more turnovers the Cavaliers will have plenty of opportunities to stay in this game. After all, the Cavs are going against a team that has dropped six in a row after Cleveland out-rebounded the best team in the East at the moment, the Toronto Raptors.

Reasons To Avoid Brooklyn

Very simply, this is not a good enough basketball team to lay this kind of lumber with. The Nets woes extend beyond a six-game losing streak as they have won just two games in their last ten outings. Over this span, this is the first time that they are a favorite and though someone has to be in this contest, the Nets have all the wrong ingredients to take on such a role.