Cavaliers vs Heat Game Breakdown

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers

37W-9L

Cleveland Cavaliers

January 29, 2025

08:30PM EST

Odds: 227.0 o/u

Heat

23W-22L

Miami Heat
Miami Heat

Get ready to turn up the heat and rock-n-roll into the NBA playoffs as the sizzling Cleveland Cavaliers bring their top-tier game to the sunny courts of Miami tonight! With the first round mostly dishing out one-sided affairs, tonight’s clash at the Kaseya Center promises a much-needed dose of nail-biting basketball action. The Cavaliers are strutting in with a stellar season record, ready to duke it out against a Miami Heat squad that’s been turning up the temperature lately. With the game tipping off at 8:30 PM EST and the stakes sky-high in the Eastern conference, the betting lines are buzzing and fans are in for an electrifying showdown. And as the Heat looks to melt the Cavaliers’ cool composure, we’re all set to see if Miami can truly put the ‘heat’ in ‘defeat’ or if the Cavs will ‘cavalierly’ ride the wave to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 29, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Kaseya Center, Miami

Vegas Odds

CLE ML MIA ML Over/Under Line
Open -330 +265 227.5 -8.0/8.0
Recent -210 +175 227.0 -7.5/7.5
Difference +120 -90 -0.5

Team Performance

cle Team Logo
LAST 10
6W-4L
AWAY
34W-25L

67.7% Win Probability

60% Over
mia Team Logo
LAST 10
5W-5L
HOME
32W-27L

32.3% Win Probability

40% Over

Previous Matchups

Date Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final O/U ATS
12/08/24 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 25 26 29 33 00 113 Over
Miami Heat MIA 21 38 31 32 00 122
12/08/23 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 17 36 35 23 00 111 Under
Miami Heat MIA 25 27 23 24 00 99
03/24/24 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 22 17 18 27 00 84 Under
Miami Heat MIA 32 28 30 31 00 121
03/20/24 Miami Heat MIA 31 30 22 24 00 107 Under
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 30 27 18 29 00 104
11/22/23 Miami Heat MIA 37 32 32 28 00 129 Under
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 26 29 24 17 00 96
03/10/23 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 26 33 30 26 00 115 Over
Miami Heat MIA 27 23 32 37 00 119
03/08/23 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 26 31 30 17 00 104 Under
Miami Heat MIA 30 23 29 18 00 100
01/31/23 Miami Heat MIA 24 31 24 21 00 100 Under
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 26 26 27 18 00 97
11/20/22 Miami Heat MIA 27 15 22 23 00 87 Under
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 28 31 36 18 00 113
03/11/22 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 18 39 15 33 00 105 Under
Miami Heat MIA 28 30 27 32 00 117
12/13/21 Miami Heat MIA 25 19 29 21 00 94 Under
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 23 32 23 27 00 105
12/01/21 Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 31 30 26 24 00 111 Under
Miami Heat MIA 16 27 20 22 00 85

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

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Heat Vs Over/Under

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Cavaliers Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
01/27 @ DET 110-91W 53 28 9 91
01/24 vs PHI 129-132L 37 30 16 90
01/22 vs HOU 108-109L 45 25 13 97
01/20 @ PHX 118-92W 50 27 8 95
01/18 vs MIN 124-117W 47 27 7 92
01/16 vs OKL 114-134L 49 32 21 90
01/14 vs IND 127-117W 49 25 14 89
01/12 @ IND 93-108L 44 24 13 83
01/09 @ TOR 132-126W 42 31 11 89
01/08 @ OKL 129-122W 40 36 15 90

Heat Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
01/27 @ ORL 125-119W 43 34 16 92
01/23 vs MIL 96-125L 50 26 10 92
01/21 @ POR 107-116L 45 26 8 93
01/19 @ SAS 128-107W 49 35 11 95
01/17 @ DEN 113-133L 41 30 8 91
01/15 vs LAL 108-117L 37 25 19 73
01/13 vs LAC 98-109L 49 22 15 85
01/11 vs POR 119-98W 43 31 10 92
01/09 vs UTA 97-92W 49 26 14 91
01/07 vs GSW 114-98W 48 32 9 91

Starting Lineups

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

  • Caris LeVert (PG/SG): Avg: 12.7pts, 3.7reb, 4.4ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 01/18/25. Impact: 3.4
  • Isaac Okoro (SF/PF): Avg: 7.8pts, 2.5reb, 1.7ast, 24.5 minutes. Last game: 01/16/25. Impact: 1.8
  • Dean Wade (SF/PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 4.3reb, 1.1ast, 21.1 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 3.0
  • JT Thor (SF/PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 1.2
  • Emoni Bates (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.5ast, 6.3 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 0.6

Heat Notable Injuries

  • Jimmy Butler (SF): Avg: 19.4pts, 5.1reb, 4.8ast, 32.7 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 4.5
  • Keshad Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.8reb, 0.3ast, 6.2 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.7
  • Josh Christopher (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.7ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #15 #22 #23 #18 2.9%
PF #18 #23 #27 #23 3.6%
PG #24 #3 #5 #9 -3.3%
SF #16 #28 #2 #11 -1.4%
SG #5 #2 #12 #5 -7.9%

Heat Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #4 #26 #4 #5 -8.8%
PF #7 #18 #30 #17 0.6%
PG #8 #19 #25 #18 0.0%
SF #21 #29 #22 #26 7.1%
SG #17 #4 #13 #10 -3.2%
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Team Comparison

Team Logo
Points per Game
120.7
110.7
Rebounds per Game
45.8
44.2
Assists per Game
29.4
27.0
Steals per Game
7.5
7.5
Blocks per Game
4.2
3.9
Shots per Game
90.6
86.5
3-Pointers Made per Game
16.9
13.7
2-Pt Percentage per Game
56.7
55.0
3-Pt Percentage per Game
38.7
35.8
Turnovers per Game
12.4
12.9
Fouls per Game
17.6
15.4

Recent Trends

  • Jarrett Allen (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.6% to 32.3, 24.7 min average previous 3 games.
  • Jimmy Butler (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.2% to 29.3, 19.5 min average previous 3 games.
  • Ty Jerome (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.5% to 27.1, 19.3 min average previous 3 games.
  • Sam Merrill (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 58.8% to 21.4, 13.5 min average previous 3 games.
  • Josh Richardson (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.4% to 21.2, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.
  • Duncan Robinson (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.7% to 36.3, 25.4 min average previous 3 games.
  • Dru Smith (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.6% to 30.0, 22.3 min average previous 3 games.
  • Kel’el Ware (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 74.1% to 38.8, 22.3 min average previous 3 games.
  • The Cavaliers have a 2-game losing streak on the road.
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