Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Cleveland Cavaliers (33-16) travel to meet the Brooklyn Nets (20-30) on Thursday at Barclays Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Cavaliers vs. Nets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Cavaliers lead 2-0

Cleveland edged Brooklyn 114-113 on Oct. 25 at Barclays Center, although the Nets hung out for the rare cover as a 1.5-point underdog at most shops as the Over (219) cashed. The Cavs also won 111-102 against the Nets in Paris on Jan. 11, technically as the home team, covering a 2.5-point spread as the Under (222) connected.

The Cavaliers won their 7th consecutive game on Wednesday, 114-106 against the Washington Wizards, but it missed the cover as 11.5-point favorites as the Under (234.5) cashed. Cleveland is 4-3 against the spread (ATS) during the 7-game streak, with the Under cashing in 5 of the 7 outings.

Cleveland has won 4 in a row on the road, while going 4-3 ATS in the past 7 away from home, and 5-3 ATS if you count the neutral-site game against the Nets in Paris on Jan. 11.

The Nets have dropped back-to-back games at home against the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors on Monday and Tuesday, and Brooklyn has failed to win or cover the past 3 at home. The Nets are just 6-20-1 ATS in the past 27 games.

Cavaliers at Nets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:07 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Cavaliers -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Nets +188 (bet $100 to win $188)
Against the spread (ATS): Cavaliers -5.5 (-112) | Nets +5.5 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 223.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Cavaliers at Nets key injuries

Cavaliers

C Jarrett Allen (ankle) questionable
C Tristan Thompson (out) suspension

Nets

F Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle) out
F Cameron Johnson (hip) out
F Lonnie Walker IV (hamstring) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Cavaliers at Nets picks and predictions

Prediction

Cavaliers 112, Nets 109

Moneyline

The Cavaliers (-225) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and while Cleveland has won the previous 2 meetings with the Nets (+188) this season, there is just too much risk.

Cleveland is playing on no rest, and the Cavs are 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games when playing in the second end of a back-to-back.

Brooklyn is risky, because it has dropped the past 3 games at home.

PASS.

Against the spread

The NETS +5.5 (-108) miraculously covered in the 1st meeting at home against the Cavaliers -5.5 (-112) in Brooklyn, and they're a good play catching nearly 3 buckets against a team playing on no rest.

Brooklyn should be played lightly, however, as it is just 3-7-1 ATS in the past 11 games at home.

Over/Under

UNDER 223.5 (-110) is the lean, so tread lightly.

The Under has cashed in 3 of the past 4 games for the Cavs, including Friday's game in Washington. The Under is 10-4-1 in the previous 15 contests, too.

For the Nets, while the Over hit in 3 in a row from Jan. 29-Feb. 3, the Under has cashed in the past 2 outings, averaging just 102.5 PPG, while allowing 114.0 PPG.

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