The Miami Heat (11-10) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-3) after winning three straight home games. The Cavaliers are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which begins at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

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Cavaliers vs. Heat Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSSUN and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Venue: Kaseya Center

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Cavaliers vs. Heat Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 115 – Heat 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Heat

• Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-4.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.8

• The Cavaliers have covered more often than the Heat this season, sporting an ATS record of 18-6-0, compared to the 11-10-0 mark of the Heat.
• As a 3.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Miami is 3-3 against the spread compared to the 14-6 ATS record Cleveland puts up as a 3.5-point favorite.
• Miami and its opponents have eclipsed the point total 57.1% of the time this season (12 out of 21). That’s less often than Cleveland and its opponents have (14 out of 24).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Cavaliers are 19-2, a better mark than the Heat have put up (2-5) as moneyline underdogs.

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers sport a top-five offense this season, ranking best in the league with 121.8 points per game. Defensively, they rank 10th with 111 points allowed per contest.
• Cleveland is averaging 43.4 boards per game (17th-ranked in league). It is allowing 43.5 rebounds per contest (12th-ranked).
• This year, the Cavaliers rank seventh in the league in assists, delivering 28.2 per game.
• With 12.5 turnovers per game, Cleveland is sixth in the NBA. It forces 14.8 turnovers per contest, which ranks eighth in the league.
• In terms of three-point shooting, it’s been a dominant stretch for the Cavaliers, who are making 15.5 threes per game (fourth-best in NBA) and shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc (best).

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Heat Performance Insights

• The Heat are 18th in the NBA in points scored (111.8 per game) and sixth in points conceded (109.1).
• In 2024-25, Miami is 17th in the NBA in rebounds (43.4 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.9).
• The Heat are 13th in the league in assists (26.4 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Miami is third-best in the NBA in turnovers committed (11.7 per game) and ranked 14th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• In 2024-25, the Heat are seventh in the league in 3-point makes (15 per game) and sixth in 3-point percentage (38.1%).

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