Cleveland has won seven games in a row as the return of Kyrie Irving from an injury has returned the team to a prominent level on a consistent basis. The Cavaliers won its third straight road game 95-85 at Philadelphia on Sunday as LeBron James poured in 37 points while the entire team shot only 38.9 percent from the floor. James was 15-of-22 compared to 20-of-68 for his teammates. Kevin Love scored 15 points with 15 rebounds and J.R. Smith added 14 points. Dallas is home after a 2-1 road trip finishing with a 93-87 win over hapless Minnesota on Sunday. Dirk Nowitski led the Mavs with 29 points and Zaza Pachulia grabbed 11 rebounds. Cleveland is 6-0 ATS in its last six games against winning teams and 4-1 ATS its last five games versus teams with winning home records. The Mavericks are just 6-13-1 ATS against Eastern Conference teams. The last time these teams met on this court, the Cavaliers routed the Mavs 127-94 in March. James will get more help on the offensive end in tonight's matchup, so play the Cavaliers.
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NBA
Cleveland at Dallas
January 12, 2016
8:35 PM Eastern
2 units on Cleveland -5.5 (-105) (risk 2 to return 3.9)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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