Nuggets at Cavaliers NBA Predictions – February 18, 2010: The Cleveland Cavaliers (43-11) enter the second half of the season hosting the Denver Nuggets in the first game of the Thursday night TNT double-header. The Cavs are on a 13-game winning streak and hold a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the fight for the best record in the NBA. Meanwhile Denver has lost three of its last five games and trails the Lakers by 5 1/2 games in the race for first place in the Western Conference.
NBA Predictions oddsmakers at online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com have installed the Cavs as 6 1/2-chalk favorites versus the Nuggets with a 206 total. Nuggets backers are getting +230 odds on the SPORTSBETTING moneyline while the Cavs are giving -270.
In a pre-deadline move, the Cavs acquired Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards and Sebastian Telfair from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for sending zydrunas Ilgauskas, and a 2010 first round pick and draft rights to Emil Preldz, the 57th overall pick in the NBA Draft to Washington.
It is possible that fans will see Jamison in the lineup for Cleveland tonight.
Denver (35-18) comes out of the All-Star break trying to fend off Utah in the Northwest Division as it looks to win a second consecutive division title. However, the Nuggets recently learned they may have to do so without their coach, George Karl, for a period of time while he enters treatment for throat and neck cancer.
NBA Predictions: The Cavaliers will win this game and cover the friendly 6 1/2-chalk.
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