The 52-14 Miami Heat will travel to face the 22-45 Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Cleveland is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be out on Wednesday afternoon as Dion Waiters for Cleveland is listed as questionable with a sore left knee.
This is the third meeting of the season between these two teams with Miami winning and covering the spread in both games. Each game went over the total and was played at Miami.
Miami has a road record of 22-11 on the season. Their win streak reached 23 games following a 105-103 road victory at the Boston Celtics on Monday as a -6 point betting favorite. The game finished over 191 ½ points. The Heat overcame a 17 point first half deficit in the win. They shot 49.4% from the floor and connected on 7 of 20 from three point distance. Miami Heat survived allowed Boston 54.2% shooting and forced 21 Celtics turnovers. LeBron James led the team with 37 points and 12 assists on 16 of 29 shooting. Miami has performed well on the offensive end of the court as they rank in the top five in scoring offense, field goal and three point shooting.
The Cavaliers are 13-20 straight up on their home court. They lose their third straight and fifth in six games following a 111-90 home defeat to the Indiana Pacers on Monday as a +7 point underdog. The game came over 187 ½ points. The Cavs fell behind by 15 points at the break. They shot just 38% from the floor and hit on 6 of 24 from three point distance. Cleveland allowed 44.3% shooting to the Pacers and the Cavaliers pulled down 12 less rebounds. Tristan Thompson led the Cavs with 20 points and 11 rebounds on 9 of 16 from the field. The Cavaliers have defended poorly this season as the team ranks 30th and last in defensive field goal percentage by giving up 47.7% shooting from the field.
