Cavaliers vs. 76ers Picks & Odds Today: Cleveland Projected To Bounce Back On Road

The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost consecutive games just once during the 2024-25 NBA season, and they'll look to avoid doing it a second time on Friday night as the 10-point betting favorites (-110) on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

Here's a spread, moneyline, total, and player prop expert pick for this matchup of two teams heading in completely opposite directions on January 24, 2025.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Betting Odds

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Odds as of January 24, 2025 at Sportsbook

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Expert Picks

Cleveland Cavaliers ATS -10 (-110), ML (-450)

This could easily serve as a trap game for the Cavaliers, as a rematch with the Houston Rockets looms on Saturday night following a tight 109-108 defeat on Jan. 22 which should have gone Cleveland's way had Darius Garland hit his free throws in the dying moments. It would be easy to overlook the 76ers most nights anyway, as they're in the midst of a seven-game losing streak with an overall record of 15-27, including 6-13 on their home floor.

The Cavaliers' have gone 3-3 over their last six games after riding a 12-game winning streak, although two of those losses came at the hands of two of the best teams in basketball in Houston (29-14) and the Oklahoma City Thunder
(36-8). Working in their favor, however, is that they've already blown out the Sixers in the City of Brotherly Love once this season, having won by 27 points back on Dec. 21. Cleveland has actually prevailed in its last three matchups against Philly, two of which came on the road. 

This marks the fourth occasion that the Cavaliers are favored by double digits on the spread away from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, having gone 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS with one of those failed covers coming against the 76ers on Nov. 13 in a eight-point win when the line was set at 11.5 points. Philadelphia was without its Big Three of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George that day, so feel free to chalk it up to playing down to an opponent and not handling business with some gumption. 

Embiid continues to be sidelined with swelling in his knee, and backup center Andre Drummond is also out with a toe injury, therefore removing the only bigs of consequence on the roster from the equation. The Sixers have failed to cover even a single home game since Dec. 6 of last year, and they'll surely struggle to keep pace with a feeble defense and limited offensive resources in order to counteract Cleveland's size and scoring punch.

OVER 228.5 Total Points (-112)

Philadelphia has reached an OVER in five of its past seven losses during this ongoing skid, and Cleveland does possess the best OVER/UNDER record in the Association at 28-15. 

With seven OVERs in the last eight meetings between the two teams, even if the Cavaliers elect to rest some of their key guys down the stretch with a commanding lead, there's still enough history to reinforce wagering an OVER.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Player Prop

Max Strus UNDER 16.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-113)

In the 15 appearances Max Strus has made for Cleveland this season, he's nailed an OVER on a 16.5 PRA just four times at a hit rate of just 26.6 percent. The 28-year-old forward in each of his last four games, as well, averaging 5.5 points, three rebounds, and 2.8 assists in just 22.8 minutes during that span.

The likes of Ty Jerome, Dean Wade, and a potentially returning Caris LeVert (questionable - wrist) are all soaking up a ton of minutes, and Strus hasn't been connecting as a shooter at a high enough clip to warrant more of a role at this time.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers Betting Trends

*all betting trends courtesy of Outlier