LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will square off with LaMarcus Aldridge and the San Antonio Spurs in a cross-conference collision that bares significance for both teams looking in regards to playoff seeding. For the defending champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the road to repeating as the #1 seed in the East has not been an easy one as they are deadlocked with Boston for the top spot. San Antonio trails Golden State by just 2.5 games for the coveted #1 seed overall and home court throughout the playoffs. The scheduled tip-off time is 8:05 PM ET and is set to be televised on FSN. The Spurs have won 12 of the last 14 meetings against the Cavaliers.
Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs Overview
The Cavaliers enter off home loss against the Washington Wizards Sunday night, where the Cavs fell 127-115. For the Spurs, they enter off a four-game winning streak. The Cavaliers enter with the second-ranked three-point shooting offense coupled with the fifth-ranked scoring offense. San Antonio can outgun the Cavs from beyond the arc as the Spurs are the best three-point shooting team in the NBA (39.3%) and rank in the top-three in three major defensive categories: scoring defense, opponent field goal percentage and opponent field goal percentage.
Cleveland at San Antonio Key Betting Trends
- The Cavaliers enter at 47-25 SU while owning a 32-37-3 ATS record.
- On the road, the Cavaliers are just 19-17 SU.
- The Spurs come in to this contest with the better record as they own a mark of 56-16 SU while owning a 37-34 against the spread record.
- At home, the Spurs are 28-7 SU on the year.
Public Money Consensus
In the early going we have seen 89% of the public fancy the Spurs against the spread. Currently, the Money Line has been offered with the Spurs as a -185 home favorite while the Cavaliers enter as a +160 road dog. As for the Over/Under, we have seen the market rest at 212 after descending by a point with early action on the Under. Contrarily, 85% of the consensus like the Over.
