NBA Basketball Betting Picks: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat, March 7

Free Pick: Cleveland Cavaliers -9.5
NBA Picks: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 7:35 p.m., Courtesy of Bob Harvey
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It’s LeBron vs. D-Wade, Pt. 2 tonight as the Heat visit the Cavs.

Earlier this week Wade had 41 points while King James scored 42 points in the Cavs 107-100 victory over the Heat. Miami’s task will be daunting as they try to hand Cleveland just it’s second home loss of the year.

The Cavs are 2-1 SU against the Heat this season but the South Beach club is 2-1 in the money department. All three games have been decided by fewer than ten points.

Cleveland has the best home record in the league at 27-1 with their only loss coming against the Lakers in early February. Their ATS mark is an eye popping 22-6 compared to Miami’s 13-14-1 mark vs. the number

Cleveland has also won nine of 11 overall, but are coming off an 11-point loss in Boston last night. It’s worth noting that the Cavs have lost back-to-back games just once this season. I also don’t expect LeBron James to shoot 5 for 15 from the field as he did in Beantown.

Cleveland has lost consecutive games only once this season, falling at home to the Lakers and at Indiana on Feb. 8 and 10. The Cavs have won eight of their last 10 home games against the Heat.

Cleveland can’t be at all happy with their performance on Friday night and I look for them to take it out on a Miami team that also played last night. LeBron simply won’t let his team lose two straight and especially at home.

Look for the Cavs to pull away in the second half for an impressive win and cover.