Cleveland at Miami

The Miami Heat proved in the playoffs that their commitment is on defense and has carried that over to the opening of this season. The Heat has held five of their last seven opponents to the 80s or less, and the result has been six straight UNDERS. This is a big measuring stick game for the Heat, which should intensify the defensive mindset and they’re catching the Cavs at a good time. The Cavs had a measuring stick game of their own last night, going into Orlando and grabbing a win, so they could be flat coming into this one. The Cavs are never in a hurry to score, and on the second of back-to-back nights, they have played UNDER in all 3 this season so far. The Heat is taking the reward of strong "D" and play as they are 17-5 to the UNDER after a 10-point win or more, and 14-2 overall off a win. The Cavs are 37-15 to the UNDER in their last 52 off an ATS win. The UNDER has also prevailed in 10 of the last 14 between these two clubs. The Heat is 6-1 ATS overall to start things off, and the Cavs have dropped two of three straight-up with zero rest, and the lone win was in New York over the Knicks - covering by just a single point. I like Miami and the UNDER here.