Seven games will be played in the NBA on Saturday night. One of the games will happen between Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks. Cleveland has played great this season as they have 19 wins and 11 losses which gives them 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Dallas isn't playing as well, they have 15 wins, 14 losses and the 7th place in the Western Conference. I'm predicting that the Cavaliers will cover the handicap.

Both teams played last night. The Cavaliers had a tough game against Indiana where they came back from 13 point deficit, and won the last quarter by 17 points which gave them the 118:112 victory. Donovan Mitchell was great with 41 points. Dallas hosted Portland and they won very comfortably 130:110. In the last 9 games, Cleveland has won 6 times while Dallas has just 2 wins in the last 5 games.

This is going to be 6th back-to-back action for Cleveland. In the previous five, the Cavaliers have covered the spread 3 times. For Dallas, this will be the 7th back-to-back but they have covered the spread just once. Last night the Cavaliers didn't cover the handicap but it has happened in 10 out of 14 games where Cleveland has been a home favorite. The Mavericks have been labeled as an away underdog 5 times this season, and the spread has been covered just 2 times. Both teams met already on Wednesday night in Dallas. While Cleveland hasn't been the best away team this season, they were leading from the start and managed to keep the Mavs just to 90 points, in the end winning by 15 points.

Dallas shoots the 2nd-most threes of any team in the league (44.7%) and likes to post shooters in the corner for Doncic drive-and-kicks. The Mavericks shoot the most corner threes in the league with 13.7% of their shots coming below the break. The Cavaliers can handle that type of barrage from the Mavericks. They allow the 10th-fewest threes in the league (34.4%), however, those come primarily from above the break, allowing 10% of the opponent’s shots from the corner (24th in the league).

Now Cleveland sits at the top as the best home team in the league. Per advanced stats, the Cavs are the 3rd-best team at home while the Mavericks are just the 24th-best team on the road. It doesn't look like Cleveland will miss some players while Dallas should be without Dwight Powell who injured his leg last night. The Cavaliers have more depth and they have more options on offense and that's why they will cover the handicap.

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周六晚上将有七场NBA比赛。其中一场比赛将在克利夫兰骑士队和达拉斯小牛队之间进行。骑士本赛季表现出色，他们取得了19胜11负的战绩，排名东部第三。小牛队打得不太好，他们15胜14负，在西部排名第七。我预测骑士队会克服困难。

两队昨晚都进行了比赛。骑士队在与步行者队的比赛中经历了一场艰苦的比赛，他们在落后13分的情况下将比分扳回，并在最后一节以17分的优势赢下比赛，以118:112取胜。多诺万·米切尔砍下41分。达拉斯主场迎战开拓者，他们以130:110轻松获胜。在过去的9场比赛中，骑士赢了6场，而小牛在过去的5场比赛中只赢了2场。

这将是克利夫兰第六次背靠背比赛。在过去的五场比赛中，骑士队三次取得胜利。对于小牛来说，这将是他们第7次背靠背比赛，但他们只赢过一次。昨晚骑士队没有克服障碍，但在14场比赛中，骑士队在主场夺冠的情况下，已经有10场出现了这种情况。小牛队本赛季已经5次被贴上客场不被看好的标签，而这种差距只被覆盖了2次。两支球队已经在周三晚上在达拉斯相遇。虽然骑士本赛季并不是最好的客场球队，但他们从一开始就领先，并设法让小牛只得到90分，最终以15分的优势获胜。

小牛队的三分命中率在联盟中排名第二(44.7%)，他们喜欢在角落给东契奇传球。小牛队的底角三分是联盟中最多的，他们有13.7%的投篮是在空位以下。骑士队可以应对小牛的这种攻击。他们的三分球失分率在联盟中排名第十(34.4%)，然而，这些三分球主要来自于突破，允许对手10%的底角投篮(联盟第24位)。

现在骑士队是联盟中最好的主场球队。根据高级数据，骑士在主场排名第三，而小牛在客场排名第24。看起来骑士不会错过一些球员，而达拉斯应该没有昨晚腿部受伤的德怀特·鲍威尔。骑士队有更多的深度，他们在进攻端有更多的选择，这就是为什么他们会弥补障碍。