The Brooklyn Nets will look to leading scorer Mikal Bridges when they try to upset the Donovan Mitchell-led Cleveland Cavaliers on March 21, 2023. The Nets (39-32) are a 4-point underdog against the Cavaliers (45-28). The matchup’s point total is set at 218.5.
The Cavaliers came out on top in their most recent game 117-94 against the Wizards on Friday. Darius Garland recorded 24 points, four rebounds and nine assists for Cleveland.
The Nets enter this matchup following a 108-102 loss to the Nuggets on Sunday. Bridges’ team-leading 23 points paced Brooklyn in the loss.
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Cavaliers Vs. Nets Odds, Betting Line, Matchup Info
- When: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
- TV: NBA TV, YES, and BSOH
- Spread Favorite: Cavaliers -4
- Moneyline Favorite: Cavaliers -174
- Moneyline Underdog: Nets +144
- Over/Under: 218.5 points
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Cavaliers Betting Trends
- The Cavaliers have covered 40 times in 73 matchups with a spread this season.
- When playing as at least 4-point favorites this season, Cleveland has an ATS record of 23-14-1.
- The Cavaliers have been favorites in 57 games this season and have come away with the win 42 times (73.7%) in those contests.
- This year, Cleveland has won 29 of 37 games when listed as at least -174 or better on the moneyline.
- The Cavaliers and their opponents have combined to hit the over 36 out of 73 times this season.
- In 37 of 73 games this season, Cleveland and its opponents have scored more than 218.5 points.
- The Cavaliers have an average total of 218.8 in their contests this year, 0.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
Cavaliers Top Performers
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Donovan Mitchell | 61 | 27.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
Darius Garland | 62 | 22.0 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Evan Mobley | 71 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
Jarrett Allen | 62 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Caris LeVert | 67 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Cavaliers Season Stats
- Cleveland averages 112.2 points per game (25th in the league) while allowing 106.6 per outing (first in the NBA). It has a +405 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 5.6 points per game.
- The Cavaliers rank 25th in the NBA at 41.4 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 40.8 their opponents average.
- Offensively the Cavaliers have fared better when playing at home this season, averaging 113.7 points per game, compared to 110.6 per game when playing on the road.
- Defensively Cleveland has played better at home this year, surrendering 104.6 points per game, compared to 108.6 in away games.
- The Cavaliers have performed better offensively in their last 20 games, compiling 114.6 points per contest, 2.4 more than their season average of 112.2.
- Over its previous 20 games, Cleveland is ceding 106.2 points per game, 0.4 fewer points than its season average (106.6).
- The Cavaliers are sinking 0.3 fewer treys per game over their previous 20 games (11.2) compared to their season average (11.5), and they are delivering a worse three-point percentage over their last 20 contests (35.7%) compared to their season mark (36.3%).
Cavaliers Recent And Upcoming Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
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3/10 | Heat | L 119-115 | Away | +3 |
3/12 | Hornets | W 114-108 | Away | -10 |
3/14 | Hornets | W 120-104 | Away | -5.5 |
3/15 | 76ers | L 118-109 | Home | +3 |
3/17 | Wizards | W 117-94 | Home | -5.5 |
3/21 | Nets | – | Away | -4 |
3/23 | Nets | – | Away | – |
3/26 | Rockets | – | Home | – |
3/28 | Hawks | – | Away | – |
3/31 | Knicks | – | Home | – |
4/2 | Pacers | – | Home | – |
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Nets Betting Trends
- Brooklyn has won 37 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover or pushing 34 times.
- The Nets have been an underdog by 4 points or more 15 times this season, and covered the spread in 12 of those games.
- Brooklyn has entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 13, or 39.4%, of those games.
- This season, the Nets have won six of their 15 games, or 40%, when they’re the underdog by at least +144 on the moneyline.
- So far this year, 31 out of Brooklyn’s 71 games with an over/under have hit the over.
- The Nets have combined with their opponents to score more than 218.5 points in 44 of 71 games this season.
- The average over/under for Brooklyn’s contests this season is 226.2, 7.7 more points than this game’s point total.
Nets Top Performers
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Mikal Bridges | 72 | 19.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Spencer Dinwiddie | 69 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Cameron Johnson | 32 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Nicolas Claxton | 66 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Cameron Thomas | 52 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Nets Season Stats
- Offensively Brooklyn is the 19th-ranked team in the league (113.4 points per game). Defensively it is 12th (112.8 points conceded per game).
- The Nets are 29th in the league at 40.2 rebounds per game. That’s 5.1 fewer than the 45.3 their opponents average.
- In 2022-23 Brooklyn is scoring 0.3 more points per game at home (113.5) than away (113.2).
- The Nets give up 109.8 points per game at home, and 115.4 on the road.
- Brooklyn has seen a decrease in scoring recently, racking up 111.2 points per game in its last 20 contests, 2.2 points fewer than the 113.4 it has scored this year.
- The Nets’ defense has been more porous lately, as the team has given up 114.8 points per game during their past 20 compared to the 112.8 points per game their opponents average on the season.
- Over its past 20 contests, Brooklyn is making 1.1 more three-pointers per game than its season long average (13.9 compared to 12.8 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (36.5% compared to 38.2% season-long).
Nets Recent And Upcoming Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
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3/10 | Timberwolves | W 124-123 | Away | +4 |
3/12 | Nuggets | W 122-120 | Away | +9 |
3/14 | Thunder | L 121-107 | Away | +1 |
3/16 | Kings | L 101-96 | Home | -3 |
3/19 | Nuggets | L 108-102 | Home | +3 |
3/21 | Cavaliers | – | Home | +4 |
3/23 | Cavaliers | – | Home | – |
3/25 | Heat | – | Away | – |
3/26 | Magic | – | Away | – |
3/29 | Rockets | – | Home | – |
3/31 | Hawks | – | Home | – |
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