what does +1 spread mean

The Cavaliers are a 5.5-point underdog on the road versus the Pistons today.

Interpreted as:
What does +1 or more spread mean?
TEAMOPPONENTDATETIME (ET)SPREADOVER/UNDER
1Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
+190
@
-231
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
7:00 PM
+5.5
227.5
2Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets
+874
@
-1493
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
7:30 PM
+17.5
209.5
3New York Knicks
New York Knicks
-318
@
+255
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
8:00 PM
-8.5
218.5
4Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
+150
@
-181
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
8:30 PM
+4.0
238.5
5Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
+241
@
-300
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
9:30 PM
+8.0
233.5
6Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
-800
@
+560
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
7:00 PM
-14.0
227.5
7Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
-162
@
+137
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
8:30 PM
-3.5
225.5
8New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
-260
@
+215
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
9:30 PM
-6.5
245.5
Betting lines shown represent consensus, closing odds.

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Allen

Jarrett Allen

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

6th

DRTG

114.1

12th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

35.8

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

37 - 23

116

Final

118

MIL Bucks

26 - 31

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
27
.534
12.5
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
36
.400
20.5
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/25
@
116-132
Sun
1/25
@
94-102
Sun
1/25
@
129-118
Sun
1/25
@
99-108
Sun
1/25
@
83-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
9:30 PM