Betting the Cleveland Cavaliers over is easy money
The Cleveland Cavaliers will win more than 30.5 games this season.
Vegas set the odds for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the rest of the NBA’s win totals this past week, and of all teams, you’d be wise to bet on the Cavs hitting their over.
According to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be around a 30-win team next season, setting their over/under mark at 30.5. Clearly, the absence of LeBron is felt in Vegas since the Cavs total has been nearly cut in half since the beginning of last season.
Albeit without a true superstar, the Kevin Love and Collin Sexton-led Cavaliers should easily hit 31 wins this season. That said, get your money out because it’s time to bet on the Cleveland Cavaliers hitting that over.
Following LeBron James’ first departure, it took the Cavaliers three years to break the 30-win threshold, but they did so behind a mediocre core and Kyrie Irving. Luol Deng and Tristan Thompson were the team’s second and third leading scorer.
That should say something to you on how many wins a horrible team can scrape together.
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Irving propelled that team to victory, and while Love might be able to do the same, he won’t have to.
Love will be joined by trusted veterans in Korver, Thompson, and Hill while also being exposed to some younger guns in Cedi Osman, Collin Sexton and Larry Nance Jr. The big play in reaching 30 wins is re-signing Rodney Hood. With Hood, the Cavs should easily make 30+.
The Los Angeles Lakers (35) and the Charlotte Hornets (36) were the two worst teams that managed to squeak out 30+ wins. Falling under them were the New York Knicks at 29 and, on the Western Conference side, the Kings, at 27 wins.
So, the Cavaliers this season will win just a few more games than the 2017-2018 Kings? Something seems off there.
As for New York, without their star Kristaps Porzingis for 34 games last year, it seems far-fetched to assume the Cavs this season will be a marginally better team than last season’s Knicks. Additionally, KP could still be out until the all-star break.
Combine that with the fact that the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic might be playing to see who can tank harder to start the season, and it seems obvious that the Cavs are destined for at least a guaranteed 12 wins.
In the Eastern Conference, every game is winnable. In the NBA in general, most games any team can at least pose a threat, unless you play an angry Warriors team.
With teams, both good and bad, caring less as the playoff divide becomes more noticeable, Cleveland should also sneak in a couple late-season, noteworthy victories.
That said, I’d be very surprised if the Cavs couldn’t claw out 31 wins in a lacking East.
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For that reason, you’ll see me putting all my money on Cleveland hitting that over this season.