Cleveland hosts Miami following Mitchell's 42-point showing
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
Miami Heat (38-34, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (45-27, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -3. 5; over/under is 241. 5 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland takes on the Miami Heat after Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 136-131 win over the Orlando Magic.
The Cavaliers are 29-17 in Eastern Conference games. Cleveland is 2-5 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Heat have gone 22-20 against Eastern Conference opponents.
Miami is the Eastern Conference leader with 46. 7 rebounds per game led by Bam Adebayo averaging 9. 8.
The Cavaliers are shooting 47. 9% from the field this season, 1. 9 percentage points higher than the 46.