The Denver Nuggets meet the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Nuggets just welcomed, arguably, their most important player back into the lineup.
The Cleveland Cavaliers looked like they had things figured out at the trade deadline. The remodeled Cavs have gone 2-4 SU and 1-5 ATS since the All-Star break. Tonight they’ve got a tough road game that starts a pivotal 6-game road trip.
Oddsmakers have the Nuggets as 3-points favorites. The total is set at 230.
The Nuggets (35-29 SU, 29-32-3 ATS) already own one of the best home-court advantages in the NBA. Playing in the thin air at the Pepsi Center has always given the Nuggets a decided advantage on many nights. Now they’ve got PF Paul Millsap in uniform after a three-month absence following surgery on his left wrist.
Millsap was Denver’s key offseason acquisition in free agency. The Nuggets have won back-to-back games since he returned to the starting rotation.
That includes Saturday’s 126-117 victory over the Cavaliers (37-26 SU, 20-42-1 ATS). They were 5-point road dogs on the NBA betting lines. Cleveland didn’t have nearly the same offensive flow as the Nuggets. They served up 25 assists to Denver’s 35.
The quality of their bench has improved since the trade deadline. Depth will be an ongoing concern for the Cavs until PF Kevin Love (broken hand) returns from the injured list later this month.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Cleveland
37-26
20-42-1
110.06
109.76
0.3
7-25-1
13-17
31-30-2
15-16-2
16-14
Denver
35-29
29-32-3
108.64
107.70
0.94
17-15-1
12-17-2
32-32
16-17
16-15
Power Stats
Assists Turnovers
Name
Assists
Turnovers
Ratio
CLE
23.62
13.62
1.73
DEN
24.70
14.72
1.68
Rebounding
Name
Offense
Defense
Total
CLE
8.43
33.78
42.21
DEN
11.11
33.00
44.11
ShootingPercentage
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
CLE
47.42
47.32
0.1
DEN
46.88
48.06
-1.18
Team Records
Cleveland Cavaliers
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
37-26
22-11
15-15
20-42-1
7-25-1
13-17
110.06
109.76
0.30
Last 10
6-4
2-4
4-0
5-5
1-5
4-0
112.80
107.40
5.40
vs Div
9-5
6-1
3-4
6-7-1
3-3-1
3-4
113.21
106.57
6.64
vs EAST
27-14
15-6
12-8
14-26-1
5-15-1
9-11
110.37
107.71
2.66
vs WEST
10-12
7-5
3-7
6-16
2-10
4-6
109.50
113.59
-4.09
Denver Nuggets
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
35-29
24-9
11-20
29-32-3
17-15-1
12-17-2
108.64
107.70
0.94
Last 10
6-4
2-2
4-2
4-6
1-3
3-3
117.50
117.20
0.30
vs Div
6-6
5-1
1-5
7-4-1
4-1-1
3-3
101.58
102.00
-0.42
vs EAST
13-8
7-4
6-4
9-11-1
4-7
5-4-1
112.76
108.81
3.95
vs WEST
22-21
17-5
5-16
20-21-2
13-8-1
7-13-1
106.63
107.16
-0.53
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
110.06
5
107.70
21
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
109.13
6
105.39
17
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed
42.33
18
39.79
2
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
108.64
8
109.76
26
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
111.21
6
108.37
18
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed
44.97
8
44.50
21
Head To Head Summary
Team
record
ATS
O/U
AVG
AVG ½
FG%
REB
3PT
steals
Cleveland
6-4
5-4-1
5-4-1
109.70
55.60
45.64
42.20
104/281
7.30
Denver
4-6
4-5-1
5-4-1
105.40
57.50
48.07
44.00
93/246
7.50
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
ATS
Total
O/U
FG% Edge
Reb Edge
3PT Edge
Away Half Score
Home Half Score
Away FG%
Home FG%
Away Rebounds
Home Rebounds
Away Three Pointers
Home Three Pointers
Away Steals
Home Steals
Mar 3, 2018
DEN
126
CLE
117
-4.5
DEN
228.5
O
DEN
CLE
DEN
73
62
54.7
52.3
35
41
19/35
9/24
4
5
Mar 22, 2017
CLE
113
DEN
126
2
DEN
228
O
DEN
DEN
CLE
59
73
50.6
53.1
38
44
15/37
11/26
4
7
Feb 11, 2017
DEN
109
CLE
125
-12
CLE
232
O
CLE
Push
CLE
55
59
40.2
54.8
45
45
12/37
15/30
8
9
Mar 21, 2016
DEN
91
CLE
124
-11.5
CLE
212
O
CLE
CLE
CLE
48
56
39.5
55.8
35
43
8/22
15/31
10
10
Dec 29, 2015
CLE
93
DEN
87
6
Push
195
U
CLE
DEN
DEN
53
42
44.2
41.6
44
52
4/22
5/24
12
8
Nov 17, 2014
DEN
106
CLE
97
-11.5
DEN
218.5
U
DEN
CLE
DEN
53
52
48.2
43
39
42
12/31
10/29
10
7
Nov 7, 2014
CLE
110
DEN
101
6.5
CLE
211
P
CLE
Push
DEN
58
45
47.6
47.1
42
42
6/23
11/29
5
5
Jan 17, 2014
CLE
117
DEN
109
-7
CLE
211
O
CLE
CLE
DEN
68
57
47.7
43.5
49
41
5/16
14/37
8
6
Dec 4, 2013
DEN
88
CLE
98
3.5
CLE
201
U
CLE
CLE
DEN
52
56
39.1
40.7
43
58
6/23
5/14
6
6
Feb 9, 2013
DEN
111
CLE
103
6
DEN
215.5
U
DEN
DEN
CLE
58
52
50
44
46
38
6/17
9/20
9
9
NBA Betting Trends
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland’s last 11 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Denver
Cleveland is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cleveland’s last 21 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver Nuggets
Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver’s last 11 games
Denver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver’s last 5 games at home
Denver is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Denver is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Denver’s last 21 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Team Last 5 Games
Cleveland Cavaliers
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Mar 5, 2018
DET
112-90
W
-6
220.5
W/U
48.86
82.35
12
H
Mar 3, 2018
DEN
117-126
L
-4.5
228.5
L/O
52.27
76.19
9
H
Mar 1, 2018
PHI
97-108
L
-3
222
L/U
41.38
69.57
9
H
Feb 27, 2018
BKN
129-123
W
-10.5
222
L/O
51.55
62.96
12
H
Feb 25, 2018
SAN
94-110
L
-4.5
213
L/U
41.76
71.43
8
H
Denver Nuggets
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
Total
ATS Result
field goal percentage
free throw percentage
three pointers
Location
Mar 6, 2018
DAL
107-118
L
-6.5
216.5
L/O
41.30
76.92
11
A
Mar 3, 2018
CLE
126-117
W
4.5
228.5
W/O
54.65
86.67
19
A
Mar 2, 2018
MEM
108-102
W
-9
216.5
L/U
54.79
84.62
6
A
Feb 27, 2018
LAC
120-122
L
-5.5
228.5
L/O
49.43
80.00
10
H
Feb 25, 2018
HOU
114-119
L
4.5
225
L/O
48.35
66.67
10
H
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