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Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Article updated Dec 16, 6:00 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Dallas is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Cleveland -4 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Dallas is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Cleveland -4 was the opening favorite and current line is Cleveland -8.5.

Dallas Highlights

With a power ranking of 14, Dallas is ranked #21 in offense (scoring an average of 111.11 per game), #6 in defense (allowing an average of 109.93 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-14 (9-18-2 ATS) this season.

Cleveland Highlights

Cleveland Cavaliers has a power ranking of 10 and are #24 for offense (scoring an average of 110.66 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 109.93 points per game) and 19-11 (16-12-2 ATS) overall. Dallas went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Cleveland.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be DAL 115, CLE 98. 53% of SportsJaw players predict Cleveland Cavaliers to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Cleveland will win, dallas will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Mavericks 116 to Cavaliers 110.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Mavericks 116 to Cavaliers 110.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Mavericks vs Cavaliers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Mavericks vs Cavaliers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Dallas Mavericks+160 → +300Moved
  • Moneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers-185 → -375Moved
  • Spread · Dallas Mavericks+4 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers-4 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over213 (-110) → 213 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under213 (-110) → 213 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Dallas Mavericks
2-2 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cleveland Cavaliers
2-1 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T23:00:15.279Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-14Cleveland Cavaliers 105 · Dallas Mavericks 90
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Dallas Mavericks 100-99

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Dallas Mavericks 100-99 on December 17, 2022, a 1-point decision in the series. Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 29-21. Against SportsJaw's recorded Dallas Mavericks +8.5 (-110) spread, Dallas Mavericks covered, while the 199 combined points finished under the recorded total of 213.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DawhizSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -4.5 (-110)Loss
  • legenRandy23Total · Over 213 (-110)Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Dallas Mavericks +4 (-110)Win
  • DoclocksTotal · Under 216 (-110)Win
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers -175Win
  • DocthizzSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (-110)Loss
  • Hustle$Total · Under 211.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -8.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Dallas Mavericks +8.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 211.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Dallas Mavericks +8.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 211.5 (-110)Loss
  • 1954085126Total · Over 211.5 (-110)Loss