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Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks – Take Heat & Free Points In Cavs NBA Clash

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29 Jan 2025
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Leigh Copson 29 Jan 2025
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  • Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat picks for Wednesday, January 29
  • Game is taking place at Kaseya Center
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks
  • Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Cleveland Cavaliers Form
  • Miami Heat Form

Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks

Miami are tipped to cover the spread as a home betting underdog.

The Heat boast an excellent recent record against Cleveland, and this Cavaliers team comes into this game having been on a disappointing run over the past several days.

  • Miami Heat are 7-3-0 ATS in the last 10 meetings
  • Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-3-0 ATS in their last 4 games
  • The Over has cashed in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
  • The Over has hit in 5 of the previous 6 meetings

Head To Head

  • Miami Heat lead the all-time series 80-51
  • Miami Heat won 122-113 when the two teams last met on December 8

Cleveland Cavaliers Form

Cleveland head to Miami looking to back up a victory over Detroit that snapped a three-game losing skid.

The Cavaliers rode a 12-game win streak between mid-December and mid-January, and then rebounded from a loss to Oklahoma City with back-to-back wins.

They beat Minnesota 124-117 on the road, before returning home to take down Phoenix, 118-92.

Cleveland lost the next three though, sandwiching a 132-129 defeat to Philadelphia with a couple of defeats at the hands of Houston, 109-108 and 135-131.

The Cavaliers avoided a fourth straight loss though, returning to winning ways with a 110-91 victory over Detroit. 

Miami Heat Form

Miami go into this game looking to string together three wins and beat Cleveland for the second time this season.

The Heat endured a rough run of form during the middle of January as they lost five times in a six-game spell.

They lost back-to-back games in Los Angeles, 109-98 to the Clippers and 117-108 to the Lakers, before returning home for a 133-113 defeat to Denver.

Miami avoided a fourth straight loss thanks to a 128-107 win over San Antonio, but they failed to back that up as they then lost 116-107 to Portland and 125-96 at Milwaukee.

The Heat rallied in Brooklyn though, beating the Nets 106-97, and that was followed by a 125-119 double overtime victory over Orlando.

Verdict

Cleveland are the better team, but their form has cooled off recently and their record against Miami over the past couple of seasons is rough.

The Heat's young core are showing plenty of resolve amid the Jimmy Butler saga, so give us the hosts and the free buckets in this one.

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Best Bet2: Over 227.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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