Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets odds, tips and betting trends | 2/19/2026
Data Skrive
Feb. 16, 2026, 3:29 a.m. ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers (34-21) will try to continue a five-game winning run when hosting the Brooklyn Nets (15-38) on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Rocket Arena. It airs at 7 p.m. ET on YES and FDSOH.
The Cavaliers are a double-digit favorite against the Nets when the Cavaliers and the Nets square off. The Cavaliers are favored by 13.5 points. The point total for the matchup is set at 226.5.
Cavaliers vs. Nets betting odds
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Spread: Cleveland -13.5Total: 226.5Moneyline: Cleveland -800, Brooklyn +560Watch the NBA on Fubo!Nets at Cavaliers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Cavaliers (- 13.5)Pick OU: Over (226.5)Prediction: Cavaliers 122 – Nets 107MoneylineThe Cavaliers have won 28 of the 43 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (65.1%).Cleveland has won all five games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -800 or shorter.The Cavaliers have an implied moneyline win probability of 88.9% in this contest.The Nets have entered the game as underdogs 49 times this season and won 12, or 24.5%, of those games.This season, Brooklyn has won one of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +560 on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nets have a 15.2% chance to win.Against the spreadThe Cavaliers record 120.0 points per game, 5.1 more points than the 114.9 the Nets give up.Cleveland is 21-14 against the spread and 29-6 overall when scoring more than 114.9 points.Brooklyn is 11-1 against the spread and 8-4 overall when it scores more than 115.9 points.Cleveland is 10-2 against the spread and 11-1 overall when it allows fewer than 107.7 points.The Cavaliers are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (120.0 PPG), while the Nets allow the 13th-fewest points per game (114.9) in the league.Brooklyn is the NBA’s lowest-scoring offense (107.7 PPG), while Cleveland is the 16th-ranked defense (115.9).The Cavaliers have totaled a total of 224 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 4.1 per game), while the Nets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 385 total points, 7.2 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Cleveland this year is 121.4 points, 1.4 more points than its implied total of 120 points in Thursday’s game.So far this season, Cleveland has totaled more than 120 points in a game 27 times.Brooklyn’s average implied point total on the season (115.7 points) is 8.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (107 points).How to watch Cavaliers vs. NetsGame day: Thursday, February 19, 2026Game time: 7 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioArena: Rocket ArenaTV channel: YES, FDSOHWatch the NBA on Fubo!
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