{"id":486238,"date":"2026-01-02T03:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/486238\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T03:54:10","slug":"cavs-vs-nuggets-how-to-watch-odds-and-injury-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/486238\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs vs. Nuggets: How to watch, odds, and injury report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><strong>Who<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fearthesword.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> (19-16) vs. Denver Nuggets (23-10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Where<\/strong>: Rocket Arena \u2013 Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>When<\/strong>: Friday, Jan. 2 at 7:30 pm EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>TV<\/strong>: Amazon Prime Video, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Point spread<\/strong>: Cavs -13.5<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Cavs injury report:<\/strong> Sam Merrill \u2013 QUESTIONABLE (left ankle sprain), De\u2019Andre Hunter \u2013 QUESTIONABLE (illness), Larry Nance Jr. \u2013 OUT (calf), Max Strus \u2013 OUT (foot), Chris Livingston \u2013 OUT (G League), Luke Travers \u2013 OUT (G League)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Nuggets injury report<\/strong>: Niola Jokic \u2013 OUT (knee), Tamar Bates \u2013 OUT (foot), Christian Braun \u2013 OUT (ankle), Aaron Gordon \u2013 OUT (hamstring), Cameron Johnson \u2013 OUT (knee), Jamal Murray \u2013 PROBABLE (ANKLE), jUSTIN sTRAWTHER \u2013 PROBABLE (illness), Jonas Valanciunas \u2013 (OUT) calf)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Cavs expected<\/strong> <strong>starting lineup<\/strong>: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Nuggets expected starting lineup<\/strong>: Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, DaRon Holmes II<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Previous matchup<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/2024\/12\/27\/24330670\/cavaliers-led-by-donovan-mitchell-outscore-nuggets-149-135\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Cavs defeated the Nuggets 149-135 on the road;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Cavs defeated the Nuggets 149-135 on the road<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who:\u00a0Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16) vs. Denver Nuggets (23-10) Where: Rocket Arena \u2013 Cleveland, OH When: Friday, Jan. 2 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