Cavaliers vs Nets NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddShark.com

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Jersey Nets will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Prudential Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Nets listed as 4-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total is sitting at 196½.

The Cavaliers were a 103-87 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Hawks. They failed to cover the 2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (190) made winners of OVER bettors.

New Jersey lost its last outing, a 102-94 result against the Hornets on March 17. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a 3-point favorite, while the 196 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Cleveland:
Team record: 16-26 SU, 21-21 ATS
Current streak: lost 3 straight games.

is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 14 games when playing New Jersey

When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

New Jersey:
Team record: 15-31 SU, 19-26-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games at home
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 14 games when playing Cleveland

When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing New Orleans are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Next up:
Cleveland at Atlanta, Wednesday, March 21
New Jersey home to Washington, Wednesday, March 21