Nets vs. Cavaliers line, picks: Advanced computer model releases selections for Thursday's NBA Paris Game

The 2024 NBA Paris Game pits the Brooklyn Nets against the Cleveland Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference showdown at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Cavaliers as 3-point favorites, while the over/under is 224.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Nets vs. Cavaliers picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 12 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 112-62 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning well over $4,000. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Nets have Mikal Bridges at the center of what they do on both ends. Bridges is a standout wing defender, and he is averaging 21.2 points per game this season. Bridges is also coming off a 42-point effort in Brooklyn's last game, making 15 of his 26 field goal attempts. The Nets are also in the top ten of the NBA in offensive rebound rate, second-chance points, turnover avoidance, and 3-pointers per game.

The model also knows the Cavaliers bring strong defensive characteristics into this battle. Cleveland is allowing only 112.5 points per 100 possessions this season, ranking in the top eight of the NBA. The Cavaliers are also in the top eight of the league in opponent shooting and assists allowed. Cleveland gives up only 47.7 points in the paint per game, and the Cavaliers produce 7.8 steals per game.

Now, it has set its sights on Nets vs. Cavaliers. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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