The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to the AT&T Center on Tuesday night to take on the San Antonio Spurs in a non-conference matchup. The Cavaliers are sixth in the East with a 24-18 record and are riding a two-game winning streak. The Spurs are 12th in the West with a 15-26 record and are riding a four-game losing streak of their own.
Cavaliers at Spurs Stats
Looking at the Cleveland Cavaliers stats
Cleveland has to figure out a way to be more of a threat offensively this year as they are 21st in the NBA, scoring 107.3 points per game. It has been hard to get offense going without Collin Sexton, but the combination of players on the roster has been doing well for themselves. Point guard Darius Garland has been leading the way for the team as he has 19.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
The Cavs have been focusing on the defensive side of the floor this season as they are second in the NBA, allowing 102.2 points per game. It helps when the roster is full of young guys trying to make a name for themselves in the league to buy into playing defense. It has been the main reason why this team is currently slated to be outside of the play-in tournament if the season was to end today.
Looking at the San Antonio Spurs stats
The Spurs’ offense has been one of the better ones in the league this season as they are currently ninth, averaging 110.8 points per game. A huge reason for their offensive success has been their ability to pass the ball to the open man, as they lead the NBA in assists per game at 27.9. Point guard Dejounte Murray has led the team as he has 18.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.9 assists, and 2.1 steals per game thus far.
San Antonio needs to play better on the defensive side of the court as they are currently 24th in the NBA, giving up 111.3 points per game. A big reason is a fact they are allowing 35.8 percent of threes to fall against them, and that is way too much for a defense to allow. A team coached by Gregg Popovich needs to fix their defensive mistakes if they want to be taken seriously.
Betting Trends for Cleveland at San Antonio
- Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in their last seven games in San Antonio
- Cleveland is 21-5 ATS in their last 26 games following an ATS win
- Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in their last six games vs a team with a winning % below .400
- San Antonio is 2-6 ATS in their last eight games
- San Antonio is 2-5 ATS in their last seven games following a loss
Who to Bet Cavaliers at Spurs
The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently being listed as a 3.5 point road favorite in this game against the San Antonio Spurs. These Spurs play hard, but they are going to struggle to score points against this Cavs team.
Cleveland has given up under 102 points in three of their last four games, and the offense has stepped up enough to pick up those games as wins.
All in all, go with the Cleveland Cavaliers to take care of a bad San Antonio Spurs team.
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