NBA Free Premium Play 04/05: Charlotte Bobcats @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Charlotte  at Cleveland

NBA - 809 Charlotte Bobcats @ 810 Cleveland Cavaliers Play #1 I don’t need to talk much about CLE’s defensive performance last night @ATL. On my Daily Message: “The Cavaliers really didn't have a chance last night @ATL as they fell behind by 16 points already in the first quarter. I expected the Hawks to be decent offensively as I didn’t like CLE’s perimeter defense in their previous game @ORL, but ATL really crushed them by shooting 58.5% FG. CLE had the edge w/ rebounding, turnovers & free throws but when you are shooting 39.6% FG vs. allowing their opponent to hit 58.5% of their shots = blowout loss.” CLE didn’t put a lot of effort on the defensive end, but they are really far from being a good defensive team right now… when a team starts Irving + Waiters + Hawes, automatically this team won’t be decent @ defensive end. For tonight, I expect Al Jefferson to completely dominate down low vs. S. Hawes…eventually, the Cavs will double team Big Al but they don’t the proper defensive discipline to rotate well. We’ve won last night w/ UNDER CHA vs. ORL in a game that N. Vucevic was a late scratch and without having any kind of inside game, ORL offense was an “easy” matchup for the Bobcats’ good defense. CHA’s offense has been playing well lately. In L5 games they have a great Off. Rtg numbers = 116.9! They clearly “slowed down” last night @CHA in the second half after scoring 53 points in the first half and leading at the break by 17 points. On the other end, I expect CLE’s guards to be aggressive and attack Big Al’s lack of mobility off PNR’s while S. Hawes will also be a tough matchup for Big Al due to his good shooting range. Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 809/810 Over 194.5 @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker