1st Quarter Report
Fortunes may be turning around for the Spurs after losing four in a row. They have jumped out to a quick 32-28 lead against the Cavaliers.
The Spurs came into the matchup with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Who’s Playing
San Antonio Spurs @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Current Records: San Antonio 5-29, Cleveland 20-15
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: Bally Sports – Ohio
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $24.34
What to Know
The Cavaliers will be playing the full four quarters on Sunday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will be playing at home against the San Antonio Spurs at 1:00 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Cavaliers will be strutting in after a win while the Spurs will be stumbling in from a defeat.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to post 12 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Cavaliers proved on Friday. Everything went their way against Washington as Cleveland made off with a 114-90 win. The Cavaliers pushed the score to 84-59 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wizards cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, the Spurs’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 125-121 loss to they. They have not had much luck with the Bucks recently, as the team’s come up short the last two times they’ve met.
Despite the defeat, the Spurs got a solid performance out of Devin Vassell, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points and 4 assists. Victor Wembanyama was another key contributor, scoring 27 points along with nine rebounds and five blocks.
The victory makes it two in a row for Cleveland and bumps their season record up to 20-15. As for San Antonio, they bumped their record down to 5-29 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
The Cavaliers were able to grind out a solid win over the Spurs in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 117-109. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Spurs have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Cleveland is a big 10.5-point favorite against San Antonio, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Cavaliers as a 9.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 233.5 points.
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Series History
Cleveland has won 6 out of their last 10 games against San Antonio.
- Feb 13, 2023 – Cleveland 117 vs. San Antonio 109
- Dec 12, 2022 – San Antonio 112 vs. Cleveland 111
- Feb 09, 2022 – Cleveland 105 vs. San Antonio 92
- Jan 14, 2022 – Cleveland 114 vs. San Antonio 109
- Apr 05, 2021 – Cleveland 125 vs. San Antonio 101
- Mar 19, 2021 – San Antonio 116 vs. Cleveland 110
- Mar 08, 2020 – Cleveland 132 vs. San Antonio 129
- Dec 12, 2019 – Cleveland 117 vs. San Antonio 109
- Apr 07, 2019 – San Antonio 112 vs. Cleveland 90
- Mar 28, 2019 – San Antonio 116 vs. Cleveland 110
