The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Dallas Mavericks will
both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet
at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as
3-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the
game's total has not yet been posted.
LeBron James had 15 points, seven rebounds and 15
assists in the Cavaliers' 104-92 loss to the Hornets
on Saturday. The Cavaliers were 3-point underdogs in
that game, while the 196 points made it OVER the
posted total of 188.5.
The Mavericks scored 31 points in the opening quarter
as they defeated the Timberwolves 95-85 on Saturday.
The Mavericks covered the 4.5-point spread, while the
180 points went UNDER the posted total of 204.
Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points and Jason Terry chipped in
with 19 off the bench.
Team records:
Cleveland: 1-2 SU, 2-1 ATS
Dallas: 1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Chicago are 7-3
After playing New Orleans are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2<\/p>\n
Dallas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing San Antonio are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 8-2
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11
games when playing on the road against Dallas
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing
Dallas
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at
home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games<\/p>\n
Dallas is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing
Cleveland
Dallas is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Chicago, Wednesday, November 5
Dallas at San Antonio, Tuesday, November 4<\/p>\n