NBA Pick #3: 511 Cleveland Cavaliers @ 512 Dallas Mavericks
Rating: 4 units - Regular Play
Pick: Cleveland Cavaliers (+6.5) (Play up to +7)
Odds: -109 / 1.92 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on TheGreek
I believe there's a good chance Dallas will make the "smart" choice of not using Doncic tonight, as both his knees are banged up and the Mavs have no chance to make the playoffs. The Mavs are coming from a sequence of three straight games against big teams where they played hard and where their coach didn't rotate their players a lot. Cleveland will have a significant edge with Love against Dallas's PFs, who are coming from allowing Millsap to have a career high in points. I believe Cleveland will use Love's edge on the frontcourt to be very competitive against a tired Mavs team and so, I'll be taking them in here.