Spurs at Cavaliers NBA Picks – March 8th, 2010: The San Antonio Spurs will play their 11th road game since February 3rd as they take on the Cavaliers tonight at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The game is scheduled to get underway at 7:00pm ET and will be broadcast live on NBA TV. NBA Picks at online bookmaker Sportsbook.com have the Cavs listed as a -7.5 against the spread home favorite.
The Spurs won their fourth game in a row on Saturday, beating the Grizzlies in Memphis 102-92. The victory, however, came
at a cost as point guard Tony Parker broke a bone in his right hand. The injury will sideline him for up to six weeks.
San Antonio, which stands at 36-24, is now five games behind the Mavericks in the Southwest Division and eight games behind the Lakers as the seventh seed in the Western Conference standings. The Spurs road record is a modest 14-14 heading into this evening's game, but they have won their last two away outings, beating the Hornets and Grizzlies by a combined 24 points.
Cleveland had a six game win streak snapped on Saturday, falling 85-92 at Milwaukee. The loss, which took place with LeBron James resting on the bench, dropped the Cavs record to a still league best 49-15 and left them five games ahead of the Magic in the Eastern Conference overall standings. New acquisition Antawn Jamison scored a game high 30 points while also grabbing 11 boards.
The Cavaliers are an amazing 27-4 at the Quicken Loans Arena this season. Their last home loss took place on February 18th when they fell 116-118 to the nuggets in overtime.
NBA Picks Betting Trend: The Spurs are 0-5 straight up and 1-4 against the spread in their last five games as an away dog versus a Central Division team (Over 1-4).
Sportsbook.com Spurs at Cavaliers NBA Picks – March 8th, 2010:
San Antonio Spurs +7.5 (-110), Over 194 (-110), +290 (Moneyline)
Cleveland Cavaliers -7.5 (-110), Under 194 (-110), -350 (Moneyline)
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