Cleveland Cavaliers Odds

Cleveland Cavaliers 2021-22 Season

The 2021-22 Cleveland Cavaliers are without a doubt the surprise team of this NBA season. All experts expected the Cavaliers to finish near the bottom, if not at the absolute bottom, of the league this season. Instead, the Cavaliers have shocked everyone by entering the All Star break as the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference. Led by likely Rookie of the Year, Evan Mobley, the Cavaliers have torn through Eastern Conference foes and are fighting the Chicago Bulls for a division crown.

Nobody saw the Cavs coming in the first half of the season, but will they be able to continue their run of form into a playoff position? The young and exciting Cavaliers look to further prove their doubters wrong with a strong second half.

See if the Cleveland Cavaliers can shorten their odds to pull Central Division title away from the Chicago Bulls down the stretch.

Betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are way ahead of their rebuild schedule, and are challenging for the East this year. Here are the most popular bet types for wagering on the Cavaliers through the rest of the season.

• Moneyline
• Point Spread
• Over/Under
• Props
• Futures Odds

Cavaliers Moneyline

A moneyline bet requires a bettor to correctly pick the winner of the game. If you pick the winner of the game correctly, you will win the bet. How much you win will be determined by your wager amount and the associated moneyline for the team you bet on. Here's an example using a recent Cavaliers game against the Hawks.

• Hawks -136 moneyline
• Cavaliers +114 moneyline

Atlanta is the team favored to win this game, which is indicated by the minus sign (-) next to their moneyline. Cleveland is the underdog denoted by the plus sign (+) next to their moneyline. The moneyline number signifies the potential payout for each team. Someone betting on Atlanta would have to bet $136 to win $100 whereas a bettor would win $114 with a wager of $100 on Cleveland.

Cavaliers Spread

Users can also place a point spread wager on the Cleveland Cavaliers. This requires a bettor to correctly select the margin of victory by a particular team, rather than simply who wins. Here's the same Cavaliers vs. Hawks matchup as an example.

• Hawks -1.5 (-112)
• Cavaliers +1.5 (-118)

Oddsmakers set a margin of victory total known as the spread. In this game, Atlanta has to win by 2 or more points to beat this spread and Cleveland either has to win the game outright or lose by 1 point to beat the spread. Point spreads also have an additional element known as juice, or the vig, which is the tax paid to the sportsbook for each bet. The juice is indicated next to the point spread. This number is used to determine a wager payout. For a bet on the Hawks, a bettor would earn a profit of $100 for every $112 risked. Someone betting on Cleveland would earn a profit of $100 for every $118 risked.

Cavaliers Over/Unders

Betting on over/under totals looks at the cumulative final score between two teams, not the winner or loser of the game. Bettors are required to accurately predict if the teams combine higher or lower than a number set by oddsmakers. Oddsmakers set the over/under total for Cavaliers vs. Hawks at 221.5 points.

• Over 221.5 points (-109)
• Under 221.5 points (-108)

Again, juice or vig comes into play with over/unders. Betting over 221.5 points means in this case that a bettor would have to wager $109 to earn $100. Betting under 221.5 points would mean a bettors would earn $100 for every $108 risked.

Cavaliers Prop Bets

For betters who want to wager on individual players, prop bets are a great alternative to game outcomes. Oddsmakers will also set lines on player statistics. Bettors then have the opportunity to guess whether those players will go over or under the set line to win money. Some popular prop bets include how many points a player will score, who will score first, how many rebounds a player gets, and many more.

Cavaliers Future Odds

Futures are bets that focus on long term outcomes, like the Cavaliers to make the playoffs, win the Central Division, win the Eastern Conference, win the NBA Finals, or even individual awards like Evan Mobley winning Rookie of the Year.

How to Bet on the Cleveland Cavaliers

Online sports betting is not currently legal in the state of Ohio. There is currently legislation making its way through the state's House, which is expected to pass. This will make legalized sports betting in Ohio legal by no later than January 1, 2023. Be sure to stay tuned to the Action Network's updates in this state to know when online sports betting becomes available.