Cleveland at Minnesota

This is not a good spot for the struggling home team. The Cavaliers are winners of five straight and went over 120 points in each of the last two wins as Kyrie Irving settles into an everyday role. Irving reached season highs in each of those two games, topped by 32 points in Wednesday’s 122-115 win at Washington. Irving is 24-of-38 from the field in the last two games and guard J.R. Smith is 13-of-24 from three-point range the last two. The Cavaliers are 7-2-1 ATS when following a straight-up win. While Cleveland is an offensive powerhouse, Minnesota has failed to reach 100 points in any of its last nine games, losing eight, and managed only nine points in the fourth quarter of a 78-74 home loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. They face a Cleveland defense that is third in the NBA in points allowed. Cleveland has a winning road record while Minnesota is a dismal 5-14 at home. The Timberwolves are on a 16-39-1 ATS run at home, plus 9-23-1 ATS when following a straight-up loss. Cleveland took both meetings last season by an average of 18.5 points and the favorite is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings. All Cleveland in this one.