Portland at Cleveland

The Cavaliers, like so many good teams take some nights off knowing they will be in the upper tier come playoffs time. But when they get a team at home that gets their attention, they elevate their play. Ask Phoenix who was drubbed here by 17 points, or Dallas who lost here by 16. So although this might look like an intriguing number on a good Portland team, I'm not biting. The Blazers will get the Cavs’ attention off of last year when the Cavs needed OT to dispense of the Blazers. Portland has been poor in this situation as they are a lowly 6-15 ATS on the road as a dog of 5-10.5, while the Cavs are a perfect 6-0 ATS vs. teams at .600 or better. Cleveland gets the money in this one.