Cavaliers vs. Jazz betting: NBA preview for December 23

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The Cleveland Cavaliers (25-4) are heavily favored (-14) to continue a four-game win streak when they host the Utah Jazz (7-20) at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, December 23, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The matchup airs on KJZZ and FDSOH. The over/under is 232.5 in the matchup.

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Cavaliers vs. Jazz betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -1220
  • Jazz odds to win: +745
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-14)
  • Total: 232.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Cleveland has covered the spread 13 times at home and is 16-1 in home contests.
  • This year, Cleveland has a 2-1 record ATS in home games when playing as 14-point favorites or more.
  • The Cavaliers have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 11 times this year.
  • This season at home Cleveland and its opponents have averaged a total of 228.2 points per contest, 4.3 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 8-2 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The Cavaliers and their opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The Cavaliers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 227.6 points scored. That’s 4.9 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Cavaliers’ per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 3.3 points lower than their season-long average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have gone 23-3 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 88.5% of those games).
  • Cleveland has played as a moneyline favorite of -1220 or shorter twice this season, and won both.
  • The Cavaliers have an implied moneyline win probability of 92.4% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.5 (first in NBA) 45.4 (seventh) 43.7 (16th) 43.3 (ninth) 28.4 (eighth) 12.6 (fifth)

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Jazz Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Jazz have an 8-7 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 5-10 overall in those contests.
  • On the road this year, Jazz games have gone over the set point total 10 times.
  • The Jazz and their opponents have averaged a total of 226.4 points per road contest this year, 6.1 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Jazz Recent Trends

  • The Jazz have covered the spread four times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Jazz games have exceeded the set total six times.
  • The last 10 Jazz games averaged 227.3 total points, 5.2 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Jazz’s per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 110.9, 0.7 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Jazz Betting Records

  • This season, Utah has been the underdog 27 times and won seven, or 25.9%, of those games.
  • The Jazz have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +745 odds on them winning this game.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Jazz have a 11.8% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (17th in NBA) 48.2 (28th) 44.6 (13th) 41.7 (fourth) 24.5 (22nd) 17.8 (30th)
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