Cavs vs. Nuggets: How to watch, odds, and injury report

The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up their second-straight impressive win with a thorough beatdown of the Phoenix Suns on New Year’s Eve. They’ll look to keep that going against a depleted Denver Nuggets team.

Denver will be without at least four of their opening night starters on Friday. Jamal Murray is the only regular starter who could play, and they will be without their first and second-string centers. This should give the Cavaliers a good opportunity to keep the momentum going and extend their winning streak to three games.

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Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16) vs. Denver Nuggets (23-10)

Where: Rocket Arena – Cleveland, OH

When: Friday, Jan. 2 at 7:30 pm EST

TV: Amazon Prime Video, FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App

Point spread: Cavs -13.5

Cavs injury report: Sam Merrill – QUESTIONABLE (left ankle sprain), De’Andre Hunter – QUESTIONABLE (illness), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Chris Livingston – OUT (G League), Luke Travers – OUT (G League)

Nuggets injury report: Niola Jokic – OUT (knee), Tamar Bates – OUT (foot), Christian Braun – OUT (ankle), Aaron Gordon – OUT (hamstring), Cameron Johnson – OUT (knee), Jamal Murray – PROBABLE (ANKLE), jUSTIN sTRAWTHER – PROBABLE (illness), Jonas Valanciunas – (OUT) calf)

Cavs expectedstarting lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen

Nuggets expected starting lineup: Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson, DaRon Holmes II

Previous matchup: The Cavs defeated the Nuggets 149-135 on the road.

Here’s a look at both teams’ impact stats via Cleaning the Glass.