A pair of the NBA’s top scorers — Donovan Mitchell (eighth, 29.7 points per game) and Luka Doncic (second, 33) — take the court when the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-11) host the Dallas Mavericks (15-14) on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET on BSOH and BSSW.
The Cavaliers hit the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Mavericks. The over/under for the game is set at 213.
Cavaliers vs. Mavericks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Cleveland -4.5
- Total: 213
- Moneyline: Cleveland -190, Dallas +160
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Mavericks at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Mavericks (+ 4.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (213)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 111 – Mavericks 107
- Cleveland has been the favorite in 22 games this season and has come away with the win 16 times (72.7%) in those contests.
- This season, Cleveland has come away with a win nine times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -190 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cleveland has a 65.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Dallas has gone 1-5 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 16.7% of those games).
- Dallas has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +160 or longer in three chances.
- Dallas has an implied moneyline win probability of 38.5% in this game.
- The Cavaliers score just one more point per game (110.9) than the Mavericks allow (109.9).
- Cleveland has a 14-5 record against the spread and a 15-4 record overall when putting up more than 109.9 points.
- Dallas is 5-9-2 against the spread and 9-7 overall when allowing fewer than 110.9 points.
- The Mavericks put up seven more points per game (111.8) than the Cavaliers allow (104.8).
- When it scores more than 104.8 points, Dallas is 9-10-2 against the spread and 12-9 overall.
- Cleveland’s record is 14-5-1 against the spread and 15-5 overall when it allows fewer than 111.8 points.
- The Cavaliers are at the 24th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (110.9 PPG), while the Mavericks allow the sixth-fewest points per game (109.9) in the league.
- Dallas’ squad is currently the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (111.8 PPG), while Cleveland’s team is best in points allowed per game (104.8).
- The Cavaliers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 183 points this season (6.1 points per game on average), and the Mavericks have put up 53 more points than their opponents on the year (1.9 per game).