Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Miami Heat (9-5) face the Cleveland Cavaliers (8-6) Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Heat vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; split last season 2-2

The Heat split a back-to-back set in Chicago against the Bulls to kick off the team's 5-game road trip. It started rough, falling 102-97 on Saturday as 1.5-point favorites as the Under (212.5) cashed. Miami bounced back with a 118-100 win as a 1.5-point favorite as the Over (210) hit on Monday night.

The Heat are 8-1 straight up (SU) in the past 9 games and 5-2 against the spread (ATS) in the previous 7 outings, while the Under is 5-3 in the past 8 contests.

The Cavaliers played without leading scorer G Donovan Mitchell and G Caris LeVert on Tuesday in Philadelphia due to injuries. Despite having their top scorer and 3rd-leading scorer in street clothes, the Cavs picked up an inexplicable 122-119 OT win against the 76ers, winning outright as 8-point underdogs as the Over (218) cashed.

Cleveland has won 4 in a row while going 3-1 ATS during the win streak. The Over has connected in 5 of the past 7 games overall, and the 122 points, despite no Spida and LeVert, was a season high. It had set a new season best on Sunday with a 121-109 win over Denver as a 4.5-point underdog.

Heat at Cavaliers odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:19 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Heat -136 (bet $136 to win $100) | Cavaliers +116 (bet $100 to win $116)
Against the spread (ATS): Heat -2.5 (-108) | Cavaliers +2.5 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 211 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Heat at Cavaliers key injuries

Heat

C Bam Adebayo (hip) probable
G R.J. Hampton (knee) out
G Tyler Herro (ankle) out
F Kevin Love (personal) out

Cavaliers

Not yet submitted

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Heat at Cavaliers picks and predictions

Prediction

Heat 110, Cavaliers 105

Moneyline

The HEAT (-136) are worth playing straight up as they go for their 10th victory of the season. Miami won the last meeting March 10 in South Florida by a 119-115 score.

The Cavaliers (+116) picked up the win in Philadelphia in OT without Mitchell and LeVert, but there is still risk. Both players carry a questionable tag into this 2nd end of a back-to-back. The Cavs are 1-1 SU/ATS in 2 games without any rest this season.

Against the spread

The HEAT -2.5 (-108) are worth a play.

While the Cavaliers +2.5 (-112) have won 4 straight games while covering 3 of those outings, the Heat have been pretty hot, too. Miami has won 8 of the past 9 games overall while going a healthy 5-2 ATS in the past 7 contests. That's including 5 wins in the past 6 games on the road, too.

Over/Under

OVER 211 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.

The Over holds a 3-2 edge in the past 5 games overall for the Heat, while the Cavaliers cashed the Over in Philly on Tuesday. The Over has connected in 5 of the past 7 games overall for Cleveland.

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