NBA Tuesday Preview and Free Pick- Cleveland Cavs at San Antonio Spurs

Spurs and Cavs Both Struggling to Find Identity

Two top NBA powers struggling to find wins lately clash on Tuesday night with the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The game will have an 8 p.m. tip on TNT from the AT&T Center.

BetAnySports opened the Spurs as 3.5-point home favorites. The total line opened at 210 points. The line moved to Cleveland -2-points and the total has risen to 212.

Spurs Catch Cavs In a Bad Rut

The Cavaliers have now lost 10 of their last 13 games straight-up. They have been even worse against the spread at 2-16 over their last 18 contests. This is all part of a SU 27-18 record while going a costly 12-32-1 ATS.

Cleveland has failed to cover in 14 of its first 23 road games this season. The total has gone OVER in three of their last four road games on BetAnySports’ closing line.

Isaiah Thomas is back in the lineup for Cleveland. He led the way in scoring with 24 points against Oklahoma City on Saturday. His team was still on the wrong end of a 148-124 loss. They were a slight 2.5-point home favorite.

LeBron James added 18 points and seven assists. The Cavaliers could not bounce back from a 19-point deficit at the end of the first quarter.

Spurs have Been Struggling as Well

San Antonio has been sliding down the standings in the Western Conference. A 2-4 SU slide in its last six games has been detrimental. The Spurs have gone 2-3-1 ATS during this same span. The total stayed UNDER BetAnySports’ closing spread in all six games.

San Antonio is still one of the best home teams in the league at 19-3 SU. They have covered in 14 of the 22 games. The total has stayed UNDER in four of its last five home games.

The changing of the guard in San Antonio continues to take shape. Veteran guard Tony Parker is playing off the bench with fellow veteran Manu Ginobili. Manu remains out of the lineup with a thigh bruise. In Sunday’s 94-86 loss to Indiana as six-point home favorites, Parker scored 12 points while going 5-for-10 from the floor.

The Spurs are ranked 28^th in the league in scoring with 100.6 points per game. They remain at the top of the list in points allowed at 97.5 a game.

Both teams are trying to regain their winning form at the midway point of the season. When it comes to this matchup, I would have to lean towards San Antonio ATS coming off a bad loss on its home court.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Cleveland	27-18	12-32-1	109.71	109.49	0.22	3-18-1	9-14	22-22-1	11-10-1	11-12
San Antonio	30-18	23-21-4	100.62	97.54	3.08	14-6-2	9-15-2	18-30	11-11	7-19

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
CLE	23.49	13.84	1.7
SAN	22.02	13.50	1.63

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
CLE	8.53	33.04	41.57
SAN	9.96	34.42	44.38

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CLE	47.11	47.46	-0.35
SAN	45.43	44.73	0.7

Team Records

Cleveland Cavaliers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	27-17	16-5	11-12	12-31-1	3-17-1	9-14	109.39	108.61	0.78
Last 10	3-7	2-1	1-6	1-9	1-2	0-7	104.70	113.00	-8.30
vs Div	6-4	3-1	3-3	3-6-1	0-3-1	3-3	112.30	106.50	5.80
vs EAST	20-10	10-4	10-6	9-20-1	2-11-1	7-9	110.03	107.90	2.13
vs WEST	7-7	6-1	1-6	3-11	1-6	2-5	108.00	110.14	-2.14

San Antonio Spurs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	30-18	19-3	11-15	23-21-4	14-6-2	9-15-2	100.63	97.54	3.09
Last 10	4-6	2-1	2-5	4-4-2	2-1	2-3-2	98.70	96.20	2.50
vs Div	5-3	3-0	2-3	1-6-1	0-2-1	1-4	99.63	99.38	0.25
vs EAST	14-9	9-2	5-7	11-10-2	7-3-1	4-7-1	100.39	96.96	3.43
vs WEST	16-9	10-1	6-8	12-11-2	7-3-1	5-8-1	100.84	98.08	2.76

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	109.71	5	97.54	1
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	108.00	5	97.36	1
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	42.65	17	40.18	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	100.63	28	109.49	26
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	106.05	15	108.22	19
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	44.14	13	44.35	21

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Cleveland	2-8	5-5	6-4	102.40	54.90	50.42	42.40	82/222	7.70
San Antonio	8-2	5-5	6-4	110.30	51.00	46.73	40.10	80/211	7.30

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Mar 27, 2017	CLE	74	SAN	103	-5	SAN	211.5	U	SAN	SAN	SAN	40	64	37.3	47.7	40	52	4/26	7/26	8	11
Jan 21, 2017	SAN	118	CLE	115	-3.5	SAN	211.5	O	SAN	CLE	CLE	57	58	50	49.5	46	47	10/26	13/34	6	7
Jan 30, 2016	SAN	103	CLE	117	1.5	CLE	202.5	O	CLE	CLE	CLE	49	66	49.4	54.9	32	43	6/18	9/23	2	4
Jan 14, 2016	CLE	95	SAN	99	-6	CLE	195.5	U	CLE	SAN	CLE	50	44	46.3	45.8	43	45	10/26	5/17	4	6
Mar 12, 2015	CLE	128	SAN	125	1.5	CLE	206.5	O	SAN	SAN	CLE	62	64	48.4	56.3	37	41	14/26	8/26	8	6
Nov 19, 2014	SAN	92	CLE	90	-1.5	SAN	200	U	SAN	SAN	CLE	44	47	47.3	44.6	42	38	5/16	7/18	11	7
Mar 4, 2014	SAN	122	CLE	101	7.5	SAN	203.5	O	CLE	SAN	SAN	50	40	47.8	48.1	42	39	14/33	10/19	12	5
Nov 23, 2013	CLE	96	SAN	126	-12.5	SAN	192	O	SAN	Push	SAN	32	65	47	57.5	37	37	4/13	16/24	9	9
Mar 16, 2013	CLE	113	SAN	119	-15	CLE	200.5	O	SAN	SAN	CLE	61	66	50.6	57.7	29	43	7/15	6/17	13	7
Feb 13, 2013	SAN	96	CLE	95	8	CLE	206	U	SAN	CLE	SAN	46	54	45.2	41.2	44	48	5/19	2/11	7	8

NBA Betting Trends

Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing San Antonio
Cleveland is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games when playing San Antonio
Cleveland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Antonio

San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Antonio is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Cleveland
San Antonio is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Antonio's last 15 games when playing Cleveland
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Team Last 5 Games

Cleveland Cavaliers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jan 20, 2018	OKC	124-148	L	-2.5	219.5	L/O	51.69	81.48	10	H
Jan 18, 2018	ORL	104-103	W	-11.5	227.5	L/U	44.71	66.67	10	H
Jan 15, 2018	GS	108-118	L	5.5	233.5	L/U	45.74	68.18	7	H
Jan 12, 2018	IND	95-97	L	-1.5	221	L/U	43.02	73.68	7	A
Jan 11, 2018	TOR	99-133	L	-2.5	222	L/O	38.20	83.33	6	A

San Antonio Spurs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jan 21, 2018	IND	86-94	L	-6	200	L/U	42.68	58.33	9	H
Jan 19, 2018	TOR	83-86	L	6	204.5	W/U	34.07	80.00	5	A
Jan 17, 2018	BKN	100-95	W	-5	204.5	P/U	41.46	74.19	9	A
Jan 15, 2018	ATL	99-102	L	-5.5	201.5	L/U	42.53	85.00	8	A
Jan 13, 2018	DEN	112-80	W	-7.5	208	W/U	52.56	88.89	14	H