This game has a little bit of everything. It is one of the stronger sharp versus square, which is when our Vegas, offshore, and outlaw contacts tell us the majority of sharp money is betting one team, the square money the other. We go with the smart money as contrarian betting is used by many professional gamblers.

Our true line (previously known as outlaw line) is just 2.5. The true line is what the line would be without public perception or bad line moves. Also Cleveland has been erratic all season. They are in a big letdown off perhaps their most impressive game of the season, a double-digit win at Oklahoma City.

The Jazz are a dichotomous spread and straight up team. This means if a team is consistently winning outright but failing to cover or losing outright and covering, we ride the spread streak. This has proven to be a way to isolate over and undervalued teams.

Though 7-20 straight up on the road, they are a solid 13-9 where it counts the last 22 away from home. It does not happen often, but under .500 teams off double-digit wins as double-digit dogs usually come out flat the next game at 9-14 against the spread. Though that is not statistically significant in and of itself, there are many angles confirming a bad team off a great game will confirm why they are an under .500 team the next game.