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The Cavs will try to get back on track after a series of bad results, as they host the struggling Kings at Quicken Loans Arena.
Cleveland (30-13, 19-4 home) lost 5 of their last 7 matches, including the previous two. Last time out, Cleveland lost by 2 points against the Pelicans in New Orleans, with the Pelicans missing their only star in Anthony Davis. The Cavs are still comfortably leading the Eastern Conference, but they are not playing like they deserve it and Lebron James exploded after the Pelicans loss – urging the organization and his teammates to step up.
Sacramento (17-27, 9-14 away) are on the back of a nice win at Detroit on Monday, but the victory does not change the fact that the Kings are dirt poor right now. Sacramento lost 5 games in a row before winning in Detroit and lost 8 out of the last 10 overall. The team is still in with a shot to claim the 8th seed in the Western Conference, but it doesn`t seem likely they will pull it off – not the way they are playing lately and not after their (arguably) second best player, Gay, suffered a long term injury.
Bet on Cavaliers vs. Kings and claim your 100% (100 Euro) free bet at Ohmbet now!Cleveland should come out strong here after the recent results and particularly after Lebron James called out his teammates to step up. Reports are out that even in shootaround a few hours ago Lebron called for better defensive focus and effort.
The Cavs will be out for blood and will definitely seek a big morale boosting victory. Hosting the Kings looks like a perfect opportunity for them to do just that.
Sacramento isn`t playing well and just 10 days ago they lost by 12 points at home to Cleveland. Cavs dominated that game from start to finish in Sacramento even though they were in the midst of that poor run of form.
Sacramento is currently in the middle of a road trip, this is their 4th successive game on the road, so that will not help them.
I believe Cleveland will step up here and I also do not expect Sacramento to put up much of a fight – especially after they had a rare good performance on Monday. It`s unlikely this team has what it takes to play two good games in a row, especially in Cleveland and in the middle of a road trip.
My tip is Cavs to cover the 11,5 handicap. The gap in quality is there and the circumstances are favorable for Cavs covering the point spread. Odds dropping on this bet. Prediction: Cleveland Cavaliers – Sacramento Kings 125 – 102.
Pick: Cavaliers -11,5
Odds: 1.93 @ Unibet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.44
Event date: 25 January
