NBA Picks: Cavaliers vs Heat NBA Odds – January 25, 2010: Looking for some momentum before embarking on another log road trip, the (23-20) Miami Heat [-1] will host the (34-11) Cleveland Cavaliers [+1] tonight, as two of the NBA Picks’ best players matchup against one another. This game can be seen on NBA-TV beginning at 7:40 PM ET (4:40 PM PT) live from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NBA Odds makers at SBGGLOBAL.com have set their OVER/UNDER mark for this Cavaliers vs Heat game at a combined total of 190 points.
This will of course be the matchup between the two best players in the Eastern Conference, as Dwyane Wade meets LeBron James. “Anytime you get to go against one of those matchups, you always get up for it,” Wade said. “I was saying the other day, watching the Lakers and Cleveland play, just looking at both guys they had a different look in their eyes. That's just what it is. It’ll be the same thing Monday night. I always enjoy playing against LeBron.”
As fellow 2003 NBA Draftees, Wade and James also shared the experience of winning gold in last year’s Beijing Olympics alongside Kobe Bryant. But tonight, fans will get the chance to perhaps see them go one-on-one from time to time. One things is certain, every time these teams meet, fans are guaranteed to see a great game.
There have been 21 meetings in total between the two, with James winning 11 of those. Head-to-head, their numbers almost mirror each other: James (28.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 7.7 assists on 47 percent shooting) vs Wade (27.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists on 46 percent shooting).
“They're going to play well,” Wade said. “I think it's going to be a defensive battle. Both teams are very good defensive teams. The first time we played them, it was a good game, they wound up pulling away at the end. So we've just got to be very focused, can't turn the ball over, make sure we continue to play team basketball the way we have and play for 48 minutes.”
