Cavaliers vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for January 29

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (37-9) play the Miami Heat (23-22) as 6-point favorites on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on FDSSUN and FDSOH. The over/under for the matchup is 223.5.

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Cavaliers vs. Heat betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -233
  • Heat odds to win: +192
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-6)
  • Total: 223.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Cleveland has a 14-7 record against the spread on the road and are 15-6 in road contests.
  • Cleveland’s record against the spread is 7-3 when playing as 6-point favorites or more in road games this year.
  • Cavaliers road games have gone over the set point total 14 times this season.
  • Recent history gives an edge to Cleveland to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 228.3 points per contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers have covered the spread four times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The Cavaliers’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 232.4 points scored. That’s 8.9 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Cavaliers have scored 3.2 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have been the moneyline favorite 42 total times this season. They’ve gone 35-7 in those games.
  • Cleveland has gone 26-4 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -233 or shorter (winning 86.7%).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Cavaliers a 70.0% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (second in NBA) 46.0 (ninth) 44.1 (17th) 43.7 (13th) 29.0 (third) 12.3 (fourth)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this year, Heat games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times.
  • The Heat have a 10-10-1 record against the spread at home and is 12-9 in home contests.
  • This year, the Heat are 3-3-1 ATS at home when playing as 6-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home the Heat and their opponents have averaged a total of 219.0 points per contest, 4.5 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread four times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Heat and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 5.6 fewer points (217.9) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Heat are scoring 109.7 points per game compared to their 111.0 season average.

Heat Betting Records

  • Miami has won six, or 33.3%, of the 18 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, the Heat have won three of their six games when they’re the underdog by at least +192 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 34.2% chance of a victory for the Heat.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (19th in NBA) 46.1 (11th) 43.8 (20th) 45.7 (26th) 26.4 (13th) 12.6 (fifth)
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