Cavs vs Nets: Starters, odds, prediction and TV channel

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a tough week. Three straight losses, multiple injuries and absences, and the news that Collin Sexton will be out for the year. Even for a team as brimming with optimism as this one, it was all a tough pill to swallow.

It’s a new week, which means a new opportunity to right the ship. Sexton may be out for the season but multiple other players are poised to return. Just in time, as the opponent waiting for them Monday night is not an easy one.

The Cavs play the Nets Monday night in a rematch from last week. What do you need to know about who is playing and how to bet?

The Brooklyn Nets come to town, completing the home-and-home series with the Cavs after their matchup last Wednesday. There was a point in the season when the Nets were struggling, but that time appears to have passed. They have won 10 of their last 12 games to rise to 12-5, tied for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Opponent: Odds, spread, over/under

The Cavaliers (9-8) will host the Nets (12-5) tonight. According to our partners over at WynnBet, the Brooklyn Nets are favored by eight points over the Cavs. For comparison, the Nets were favored in Brooklyn by eleven points over a more-injured Cleveland team. The over/under is set at 207, a number that last week’s showdown would have gone over by a single point.

The Nets got a couple of days off last week after playing Cleveland, then hosted the Orlando Magic on Saturday in a game where Kevin Durant sat. The Cavs had to play the Golden State Warriors the night immediately after Brooklyn, last Thursday, but have been off since then — a three-night siesta that is one of their largest all year.