The San Antonio Spurs are 14-1 straight up and 10-3-2 against the spread in their last 15 games at home. After having a 14-game home winning streak snapped on Sunday, the Spurs can start a new one Tuesday night when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Cavs vs. Spurs 2018 odds: San Antonio betting favorite in Tuesday night matchup
The San Antonio Spurs will try to take advantage of their home court Tuesday as they face the Cleveland Cavaliers as small chalk at the sportsbooks.
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San Antonio is a 1.5-point home favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Spurs are 6-2 SU and 5-3 ATS in their last eight games against the Cavaliers.
Cleveland Cavaliers at San Antonio Spurs
When: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. ET
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Betting Line / Total: San Antonio -1.5 / 209 Points
San Antonio Spurs
This year’s Spurs team has not been the same dominant team that fans and bettors have grown accustomed to year in and year out. The absence of Kawhi Leonard for all but nine of the team’s games has hampered an offense that ranks 28th in the NBA, averaging only 100.6 points per game.
But thanks to the NBA’s best scoring defense (allowing only 97.5 points per game) and excellent play at home with a 19-3 SU and 14-6-2 ATS record, San Antonio has managed to stay in the playoff picture with a 30-18 SU overall record.
In their last 25 home games against Cleveland, dating back to 1994, the Spurs are 21-4 SU and 15-9-1 ATS per the OddsShark NBA Database, including a current run of 7-1 SU and 5-3 ATS over their last eight.
Cleveland Cavaliers
As the season wears on, the Cavaliers continue to struggle to find their rhythm. Cleveland is 4-10 SU and 1-13 ATS over its last 14 games and just 1-5 SU and 0-6 ATS over its last six.
The Cavaliers have been awful on defense all season, allowing 109.5 points per game, and they have failed to find chemistry on offense with Isaiah Thomas and Derrick Rose both back from injuries. The team still has plenty of time to figure things out before the postseason, but at 27-18 SU and 12-32-1 ATS this year, the Cavs have looked far from elite thus far.
Tuesday night’s total is set at 209 points. The UNDER is 6-0 in San Antonio’s last six games at online betting sites.
Coming into the 2017-18 season, these two teams appeared on paper to be two of the biggest obstacles standing in the way of another Golden State championship. But on the court, both have a lot of improving to do if they hope to be legitimate threats to the Warriors down the road.
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