Sam Merrill Steals Prop is currently Over/Under 0.5 (-190/+145).
The money has been on the Over as it opened 0.5 @ -180 before it was bet up to 0.5 @ -190.
FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE OVER:
Sam Merrill has totaled 1.2 steals per game over the last 10 games, 0.5 higher than he's totaled over the course of the year.
The 6th-quickest pace-of-play team in the NBA this year has been the Cleveland Cavaliers.
FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE UNDER:
The Cavaliers will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions in this contest from facing the 5th-most sluggish tempo home team in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Charlotte Hornets).
Sam Merrill is expected to suffer a drop-off in production for all stats in light of playing on the visting team in this contest.