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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -1.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 126-113 loser at home against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (239) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 129-120 loser as they battled the Nets at home. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a -6.5-point favorite, while 249 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 41-19 SU,36-21-3 ATS
Boston is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 17-44 SU,27-31-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Next up:
Boston home to Utah Friday, March 6
Cleveland home to Denver Saturday, March 7