The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Portland Trail Blazers in a cross-conference matchup on Thursday's NBA schedule. Cleveland is 10-8 overall and 5-5 at home, while Portland is 5-12 overall and 3-7 on the road. The Cavs have won five straight matchups with the Blazers, including a 109-95 win two weeks ago.

Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The Cavs are favored by 12 points in the latest Trail Blazers vs. Cavaliers odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 218.5 points. Before entering any Cavaliers vs. Trail Blazers picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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