NBA Best Bet of the Day – Nets vs. Cavaliers (2024)
Welcome to our first NBA best bet of the day for the 2024 basketball season. Today, we have a matchup between the Nets and the Cavaliers. We’ll be breaking down the outlook for these two teams and giving you our free NBA pick of the day.
Saturday in the National Basketball Association features an intriguing Eastern Conference tilt between the Brooklyn Nets (4-5) and undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers (10-0) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
Let’s dive in and examine my favorite best bet between the Nets and the Cavs.
All NBA odds and lines are current as of Saturday, November 2, at 11:30 AM, EST and courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
Domenic Lunardo’s 2024 NBA Betting Record: 0-0-0 (0.00 Units).
Bet Name: CLE Cavaliers – Team Total Points: OVER 117.5
Sportsbook: DraftKings
Odds: (-112)
Wager: 1 Unit
NBA Best Bet of the Day – Nets vs. Cavaliers
Our best bet between Brooklyn and Cleveland will target the Cavaliers’ team total in points. This line is currently set at 117.5, on a single-unit wager.
The total for this game is 221.5, with the Cavs as massive 13-point home favorites. This means that sportsbooks and betting markets are anticipating a high-scoring matchup with Cleveland winning comfortably.
Under the leadership of Head Coach Kenny Atkinson and star players Darius Garand, Evan Mobley, and Donovan Mitchell, the Cavaliers are the proverbial “talk of the town” across the first few weeks of the NBA season. Impressively, posting a picture-perfect 10-0 overall record.
As a team, Cleveland has posted some fantastic advanced metrics/analytics. Specifically on the offensive side of the ball. Notably, ranking first in the NBA in Points Per Game (124.5), Offensive Efficiency (1.196), True Shooting Percentage (126.7%), and second in Average Scoring Margin (+13.3).
On the other side of the spectrum, the Nets have struggled on the defensive end of the court. Notably, ranking 15th in the show in Opponent Fastbreak Efficiency (1.855), 27th in Defensive Rebounds per Game (31.0), and 25th in Opponents True Shooting Percentage (116.7%), per NBA Team Rankings.
In addition, as colossal 13-point home favorites and (-950) odds to win outright, this carries with it an unbelievable 90.48% implied-win probability. Ultimately, this signifies that the Cavaliers are expected to play with the lead, push the pace, and control the tempo of the game.
Finally, it’s also important to note that Cleveland has exceeded 117.5 points in four of their past six games. Accounting for a terrific 66.6% success/hit rate
Take the Over on Cleveland’s team total in points at a solid (-112) price point for our first NBA best bet of the day.
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