Do the Cavs take advantage?

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat meet next night in the NBA.

Cleveland Cavaliers – Statistics & current form

The Cavaliers have to do without their point guard Collin Sexton completely this season due to injury, but so far the men from Cleveland are doing well. In addition, the offensive tasks are distributed on many shoulders. In the win against Minnesota last Saturday, seven players scored in double figures.

Darius Garland, among others, has been very strong: The 21-year-old has now taken over Sexton’s position at the one and delivered an average of 19 points per game. This puts Garland almost four points above his career average and he also significantly exceeds his career average in assists.

Miami Heat – Statistics & current form

Head coach Erik Spoelstra’s team has been even more battered than their upcoming opponents in terms of personnel. With Bam Adebayo and Victor Oladipo and especially Jimmy Butler, several Miami regulars were absent due to injuries. To make matters worse, previously in-form small forward Caleb Martin is now also in quarantine.

Nevertheless, the team recently won against Chicago and the champions from Milwaukee, although the opponents were also shorthanded. In addition, the victories were achieved in front of a home crowd. Away from home, Miami is generally less strong: only around half of the 15 matches played so far have been victorious.

Cleveland Cavaliers – Miami Heat tip

Miami is currently struggling and the home side has improved recently. Three wins in a row against the Bulls, Minnesota and Sacramento. Especially Darius Garland has been convincing as an efficient point guard in Ohio lately. He contributed his second double-double in a row in the last win against the Kings.

With this in mind, the odds on Garland scoring more than 27.5 points and assists in the clash between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat on 14.12.2021 are particularly interesting. At Bet365, betting odds of 1.95 can be selected for the showdown between the Cavaliers and Miami Heat. A limit he has already surpassed in four of his seven games in December.

Furthermore, Garland is even more accurate in home games: his average points per game is 21.9, while the yield in visiting games is 16.6.