The attention in basketball betting on Thursday night will be focused on the game between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers as LeBron James makes his return to Cleveland.
The tensions will be high and all of the hoopla can be seen on television as TNT will be showing the game. The Heat is favored in NBA basketball betting and most gamblers at Sbg global are looking to take Miami.
Huge Hype
The Heat and Cavaliers are not great teams this season but with LeBron returning to Cleveland this might be the most hyped regular season game in more than a decade. TNT is televising the game but other networks like ESPN and CNN will be at the game. CNN is actually sending two crews, one news and one sport. There are expected to be 160 to 170 media credentials which by far the most the Cavaliers have ever had. Even when LeBron was with the team and in the playoffs the team almost never had that many media at the game.
Heat in a Back-to-Back
Miami played last night at home against Detroit and normally when in a back-to-back the Heat might be weary. That won’t be the case this time as they will be influenced by all of the hype for this game. The energy level should be high so even though Miami played last night they should be fine.
Thursday Trends
The Heat is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Central. The Heat is 6-15 ATS in their last 21 Thursday games. The Heat are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games overall. The Heat is 0-4 in NBA basketball betting in their last 4 road games. The Heat is 0-8 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Southeast. In this series, the Heat is 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
Total Trends
The Under is 18-7-1 in basketball betting in Miami’s last 26 vs. the Central. The Over is 10-4 in Miami’s last 14 overall. The Under is 17-8-2 in Miami’s last 27 road games. The Under is 6-1 in the Cavaliers last 7 home games. The Under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Cleveland.