NBA : Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers Odds & Prediction

Game Info: November 8, 2024 7:30PM EST @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Going into this game, both teams boast of winning five games in a row. Their play and their offense have been on another level. Golden State has played several games and won most of them while scoring more points than their opponents and managing to cover the spread in all but one occurrence. In all instances, Cleveland has been equally impressive, beating strong teams and going over in most of the cases. There are no major concerns with player fitness as both teams seem to be at their best. Thus, it is safe to say that this match will not be a boring one.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Warriors +150 , Cavaliers -174

Spread: Warriors +4.5 , Cavaliers -4.5

Over/Under: 230.5

Team Recent Performance

Golden State Warriors

The squad achieved five wins in a row, beginning with a victory of 118-112 at Boston on the 7th of November, covering the +7 rating and going above the total points (228.5). On 5th of November they won against Washington with a score of 125-112, covering the -11 rating and going above the total points (234). Also, they beat Houston 127-121 on November 3rd successfully covering the +5 rating and going over the total points (216). On October 31st they played against New Orleans where they emerged victors with the score of 104-89, managing to cover the sheet at -3.5 and the game going under the total set at points 219. The team also played New Orleans and won 124-106 on the 30th of October, this time covering the +1.5 margin and going over the total of 217.5.

Cleveland Cavaliers

The team is coming off five consecutive wins, one of them a 131-122 over New Orleans on November 7th, 2019, which saw them beat the -6.5 spread and the total points also went over (225) as predicted. They also played against Milwaukee two days before on November 5th where they won 116-114 but failed to beat the -8.5 spread, with the total points scored going over (228.5). Their opening game of the season was played on November 3rd where they edged Milwaukee 114-113 winning the +2 spread but total points went under (230.5). On November 2, the team also played Orlando and won by a score of 120-109, managed to cover -7 spread, and over 216 was scored. On October 31, they also hosted the Lakers and won 134-110, beat the -4 spread and 226.5 was the total points scored.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The Golden State Warriors have a favorable record in the most recent games played with the Cleveland Cavaliers boasting an 8-2 record as compared to Cleveland which has a record of 2-8. Golden State is favored by -8.5 points wherein they won the match giving them a record of 7-3 while Cleveland’s record is 3-7. The over under (O/U) records for both teams are the same, standing at 4-6. When it comes to scoring, Golden State is the better team scoring an average of 113.9 points per game as compared to Cleveland’s 104.4 while also leading in average second quarter scores, 56.7 to 55. They are also more efficient in shooting as they score at least 2.24% more field goals than the opponents with a field goal percentage of 47.24% as compared to the oppositions 43.66%. Furthermore, they are nearly even in rebounds with Cleveland taking the slight advantage of 44.6 as opposed to Golden State’s 44.4. From the three-point line, as well, Golden State shows an upward trend as 164 out of 398 attempts were made by them as compared to Cleveland’s of 104 out of 328 attempts. The average steal statistics are quite similar to each other with Golden State averaging 8.8 steals while Cleveland averages 8.7 steals in a single game.

Team Injuries

Golden State Warriors

De’Anthony Melton (SG, back) is out indefinitely, while Brandin Podziemski (SG, illnes) is questionable for Friday’s game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Dean Wade (PG, illness) is questionable for Friday’s game, while Max Strus (SG, ankle) is out indefinitely.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The Golden State Warriors will win and cover the spread with the total going over 230.5.

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