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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -13.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 216.
Boston won its last outing, a 108-95 result against the Nuggets on December 06. The Celtics covered in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 141-94 result against the 76ers on December 07. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +10.5-point underdog, while the 235 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 5-17 SU,8-12-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 16-5 SU,13-6-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Houston Wednesday, December 11
Boston at Indiana Wednesday, December 11