The over/under is set for 215.5 for the contest. The moneyline is -350 for Cleveland and +280 for Portland. Per FanDuel, the Cavaliers are favored by 8.5 over the Blazers here. Cavaliers-Blazers: Odds, spread and over/under So with that in mind, we’ll examine Cleveland’s chances on the floor, and touch on the betting, injuries and programming info for this one. Next up on the schedule for the Cavs is a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, as the Wine and Gold will be gunning for a sweep of their opponents on this homestand. The team’s defense of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray was a big reason for the W as well.
The win still counted, though, and Cleveland did take care of business versus Miami, and in the third game of their current four-game homestand, the Cavaliers rode a strong fourth quarter to a victory 114-102 over the Atlanta Hawks.
The Cavaliers had to pull out that win over Charlotte in double overtime because of late-game miscues, too, which was particularly irking. Now, the first two opponents in the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat were without crucial players, such as LaMelo Ball, and Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro, so one had to take those wins with a grain of salt. After a five-game slide, the Cleveland Cavaliers have cleaned up some things up, en route to them winning their past three contests.
