The Cleveland Cavaliers knew that losing LeBron was going to make things different, but perhaps not to the extent they realized. Over the last two years the Cavs were 74-8 at home with King James. Since his departure they are 1-4 this year. Just five games into the post LeBron era, the Cavs lost half as many games as they had lost in the previous 82. It hasn't been pretty for the Sixers either who have opened 2-8 and just 1-5 on the road, but they have been good in this role as they are a perfect 4-0 ATS when posted as a dog of 4.5 or less in their last four. The Cavs are on the opposite end of the spectrum when posted as a home favorite in the same range up to 4.5, where they are 0-8 ATS. I'll go with Philadelphia to cover this one.
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