Cavaliers at 76ers: model projects Over in 10,000 simulations

Cbssports reports the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. ET; the teams met three days earlier in Philadelphia, when Cleveland won 133-107. Darius Garland (toe) has been ruled out for Cleveland.

Philadelphia is a 2.5-point favorite per DraftKings Sportsbook, the over/under is 233.5 and the money line is 76ers -149, Cavs +125. Cleveland is 23-19 on the season and Philadelphia is 22-17, while the Sixers are 23-15 against the spread compared to Cleveland's 14-28 ATS.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the matchup 10,000 times and is leaning Over the 233.5 total, projecting about 238 combined points and finding the Over in 57% of simulations; the recent meeting also went Over (240 combined points). The article says the model has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past eight-plus seasons and is 34-15 on top-rated spread picks dating back to last season, and it notes one side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time — the model's specific picks are available at SportsLine.

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