San Antonio (35-25) at Cleveland (35-23)
When: Sunday, February 25th 2018
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Time: 3:35 ET | TV: ABC
Opening Odds: Cleveland -4.5/215
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The San Antonio Spurs are still one of the top choices out West to dethrone the Golden State Warriors, but if they are not careful, could find themselves out of the playoffs altogether. The Spurs will try and get back on track Sunday afternoon when they visit the surging Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. San Antonio dropped back-to-back games in Denver, sandwiched around the All-Star Break and have lost six of their last seven overall. The Cavaliers have won five of six overall and are starting to play better defense since the trade deadline acquisitions of George Hill and Larry Nance Jr. – including a 112-89 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. San Antonio beat Cleveland 114-102 at home on January 23rd for their third straight win in the series.
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told reporters before Friday’s game that the team was preparing as though star forward Kawhi Leonard, who has been cleared by team doctors but played only nine games due to quad tendinopathy, will not return this season. San Antonio did get one injured player back in Friday’s loss to the Nuggets with Rudy Gay (heel) logging 19 minutes off the bench after missing the previous 23 games. Shooting guard Danny Green (illness) sat out Friday and is day-to-day. San Antonio remained in third place in the West after Friday’s loss but will go into Sunday’s contest just three games ahead of the No. 9 Los Angeles Clippers.
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Cleveland is trying to fit Nance, Hill, Jordan Clarkson and Rodney Hood seamlessly into its rotation and is 3-1 since the four joined the team at the trade deadline. LeBron James’ production hasn’t diminished with the addition of the new offensive weapons, recording his 11th triple-double of the season on Friday with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Small forward Cedi Osman is averaging 9.4 points in five games as a starter after averaging 2.4 as a reserve. Like San Antonio, Cleveland is currently the No. 3 seed in the East – six games behind Toronto – but are now the -150 favorites to get to the NBA Finals.
San Antonio has no chance to keep up with the Cavaliers in this game. It appears Leonard has given up on this season, while Cleveland has new-life since the trade deadline.
Pick: Cavaliers -5
- Spurs are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games following a straight up loss.
- Spurs are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games.
- Spurs are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games.
- Spurs are 15-7-2 ATS in their last 24 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Spurs are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Spurs are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Central.
- Spurs are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win.
- Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 18-37-1 ATS in their last 56 games overall.
- Cavaliers are 17-36-2 ATS in their last 55 home games.
- Cavaliers are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games following a ATS win.
- Cavaliers are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 7-16 ATS in their last 23 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Cavaliers are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Cavaliers are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games following a straight up win.
- Cavaliers are 8-21-1 ATS in their last 30 vs. Western Conference.
- Cavaliers are 5-21 ATS in their last 26 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 6-0 in Spurs last 6 overall.
- Over is 6-0 in Spurs last 6 road games.
- Over is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 5-0 in Spurs last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 5-0 in Spurs last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Spurs last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Over is 4-1 in Spurs last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 8-2 in Spurs last 10 vs. NBA Central.
- Over is 4-1 in Spurs last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 14-5 in Spurs last 19 Sunday games.
- Over is 16-6 in Spurs last 22 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 25-10 in Spurs last 35 games following a straight up loss.
- Over is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 12-3 in Cavaliers last 15 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 7-2 in Cavaliers last 9 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 19-6-2 in Cavaliers last 27 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 9-3 in Cavaliers last 12 Sunday games.
- Over is 7-3-1 in Cavaliers last 11 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 42-19-1 in Cavaliers last 62 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 12-4 in the last 16 meetings.
- Spurs are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Cleveland.
- Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Cleveland.
- Spurs are 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
- Underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
