Cleveland at Charlotte

These teams met in the last game and Cleveland won in a blowout, 115-92. Cleveland is the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with winning records both home and away. The Cavs are fifth in the league in points given up (109.3 per game) and fourth in field goal shooting allowed. Injuries are sapping Charlotte, on a 0-5 SU/ATS run. The defense has slipped to 21st in points surrendered (116.8 per game), 27th in shooting allowed (49.4%), and 25th at defending beyond the arc, while the offense is 29th in points scored, 28th in shooting, and 25th from 3-point land. Charlotte is on a 27-42 spread run, 26-38 ATS as an underdog, 12-30 ATS after having lost five or six of their last seven. Bet on Cleveland as a Max Play.