The biggest matchup of Saturday night features the San Antonio Spurs taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers. The game at Quicken Loans Arena is scheduled to tip off at 8:30 PM ET, and will be televised on ABC and SportsNet. Currently, San Antonio is slightly favored on the road.
The Spurs are 39-7 SU and 31-15 ATS so far this season. They are 14-7 on the road, and 21 of their games have gone OVER the line, 24 went UNDER, and 1 was a PUSH. They are coming off of a 130-99 win over the Houston Rockets, where they won against the spread as -9 ½ point home favorites. The total went OVER the 208 point line set by NBA gambling sites for that matchup.
The Cavaliers are 33-12 SU and 20-23-2 ATS overall this year. They are 18-3 at home, and 21 of their games have gone OVER the line, with the other 24 all going UNDER. They are coming off of a 114-106 win over the Detroit Pistons, where they won against the spread as -4 point road favorites. The total went OVER the 207 point line set by sports gambling oddsmakers in that game.
San Antonio is 13-3 ATS on Saturday, and 4-1 ATS against the Central Division. They are 4-1 ATS coming off of two days of rest, and 6-2 ATS against Eastern Conference opponents. They are 14-6 ATS coming off of a SU win, and 11-5 ATS after a win spreadwise. They are 47-22 ATS overall recently, and 5-2 ATS against teams with a winning record.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of their last 9 games after a win spreadwise, and UNDER in 5 of their last 6 games coming off of two days of rest.
Cleveland is 9-2 ATS against teams with a winning record, and 6-2 ATS against opponents from the Southwest Division. They are 1-4 ATS on Saturday night recently.
The total has gone UNDER in all 5 of their recent games on Saturday, and OVER in all 5 of their games at home against teams with a winning road record. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of their last 6 in the second game of a back-to-back, and OVER in 9 of their last 11 games against teams with a winning record overall.
Between these teams, the Spurs are 9-4 ATS lately, and 5-1 ATS when playing in Cleveland. The road team is 4-0 ATS in this series. The total has gone OVER in 9 of their last 12 matchups.
They last met on January 14, 2016, when the Spurs won 99-95, and the Cavaliers covered the spread as 6 point road underdogs. The total went UNDER the 195 point line set by sportsbook companies for that game.
For Saturday night's meeting, the betting odds list the Spurs as -2 point road favorites. The over/under is set at 205 points. On the moneyline, San Antonio is listed at -140, with Cleveland a +120.
