Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/15/2021

Odds are against the Cleveland Cavaliers (20-34), who are a 6.5-point underdog when they hit the court against the Golden State Warriors (27-28) on April 15, 2021. The game has an over/under of 224.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: BSOH

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Warriors vs. Cavaliers Betting Data

Warriors Betting Data

• Golden State has a losing record against the spread this season, going 26-29 ATS.
• The Warriors have fared well as a 6.5-point favorite, going 7-1 against the spread when favored by at least 6.5 points.
• Golden State and its opponents have hit the over in only 41.8% of games (23 out of 55 matchups).

Cavaliers Betting Data

• Cleveland has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 23-31.
• Cleveland has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 24 of 54 contests.

Point Total Insights

• Golden State and its opponents have gone over Thursday's 224 total in 26 out of 55 games (47.3%) this year.
• In Cleveland's games this season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Thursday's matchup total in 20 out of 54 matchups (37%).
• The Warriors average 112.9 points per game against the Cavaliers' 103.9, amounting to 7.2 points under the matchup's total of 224.
• The 224.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 0.7 more than the 224 over/under in this contest.
• This season, the average total for Warriors games is 226.6 points, 2.6 more than the over/under of 224 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 9.1 points more than the average over/under in Cavaliers' games this season (214.9 points).

Previous Matchups

Golden State has a 10-0 record against Cleveland over the last 10 matchups, while the Warriors have also covered the spread in both of their games against the Cavaliers.

Warriors Players to Watch

• The Warriors leader in rebounds and assist is Draymond Green, who grabs 6.5 rebounds and distributes 8.6 assists per game along with scoring 6.7 points per contest.
• Stephen Curry leads Golden State in scoring, averaging 30.7 per game to go with 5.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
• The Warriors get the most three-point shooting production out of Curry, who makes 5.0 threes per game.
• Green is Golden State's leader in steals, averaging 1.6 steals per game, while Andrew Wiggins leads them in blocks with 1.0 per contest.

Cavaliers Players to Watch

• Collin Sexton is at the top of the Cavaliers scoring leaderboard with 24.1 points per game. He also collects 2.8 rebounds and averages 4.2 assists per game.
• Cleveland's leader in rebounds is Jarrett Allen with 9.9 per game, and its leader in assists is Darius Garland with 5.9 per game.
• Kevin Love makes 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Cavaliers.
• Cleveland's leader in steals is Larry Nance Jr. (1.9 per game), and its leader in blocks is Allen (1.7 per game).

Injury Report

Warriors:

Klay Thompson: Out For Season (Right Achilles),

Eric Paschall: Out (Hip),

Kelly Oubre Jr.: Out (Wrist),

James Wiseman: Out (Knee)

Cavaliers:

Collin Sexton: Day To Day (Groin),

Damyean Dotson: Out (Knee),

Dylan Windler: Out (Knee)