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Sunday, January 09, 2011

Cavaliers vs Suns NBA Handicapping


 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at US Airways Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Suns listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 116-98 loser as they battled the Warriors on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a 10.5-point underdog, while 214 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 121-96 loser as they battled the Knicks at home. The Suns failed to cover in the match as a 2.5-point favorite, while 217 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 9 straight games.
Phoenix has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 8-28 SU, 12-22-2 ATS
Phoenix: 14-20 SU, 13-20-1 ATS

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing LA Lakers are 6-4
After playing Golden State are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9

Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Denver are 8-2
After playing New York are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Cleveland

Next up:
Cleveland at LA Lakers, Tuesday, January 11
Phoenix at Denver, Tuesday, January 11