Who’s Playing
Phoenix Suns @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Current Records: Phoenix 37-27, Cleveland 41-23
How To Watch
- When: Monday, March 11, 2024 at 7:30 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: $19.43
What to Know
The Suns have enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, Phoenix came up short against the Celtics and fell 117-107.
Despite the loss, the Suns got a solid performance out of Kevin Durant, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 45 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that’s the most points Durant has scored all season.
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers managed to keep up with the Nets until halftime on Sunday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Cleveland found themselves the reluctant recipients of a 120-101 punch to the gut against the Nets. The Cavaliers didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Phoenix’s loss dropped their record down to 37-27. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 41-23.
Looking ahead, the Suns are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by six points. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: Phoenix is expected to win, but their 19-27-1 record against the spread as such isn’t exactly encouraging.
The Suns lost to the Cavaliers on the road by a decisive 112-98 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Can the Suns avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Phoenix is a solid 6-point favorite against Cleveland, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Cavaliers as a 1.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 221 points.
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Series History
Cleveland and Phoenix both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Jan 08, 2023 – Cleveland 112 vs. Phoenix 98
- Jan 04, 2023 – Cleveland 90 vs. Phoenix 88
- Nov 24, 2021 – Phoenix 120 vs. Cleveland 115
- Oct 30, 2021 – Phoenix 101 vs. Cleveland 92
- May 04, 2021 – Phoenix 134 vs. Cleveland 118
- Feb 08, 2021 – Phoenix 119 vs. Cleveland 113
- Apr 01, 2019 – Phoenix 122 vs. Cleveland 113
- Feb 21, 2019 – Cleveland 111 vs. Phoenix 98
- Mar 23, 2018 – Cleveland 120 vs. Phoenix 95
- Mar 13, 2018 – Cleveland 129 vs. Phoenix 107
