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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The fans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will be treated to a game between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -9-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 113-98 loser on the road against the Heat. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (211) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Boston lost its last outing, a 117-109 result against the Jazz on March 16. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 226 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 20-19 SU,18-21 ATS
Boston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 14-25 SU,15-24 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-16 ATS in its last 21 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Next up:
Boston home to Sacramento Friday, March 19
Cleveland home to San Antonio Friday, March 19