Celtics Look to Eliminate the Cavs
The fans at TD Garden will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game’s total is sitting at 196½.
Ray Allen drained 25 points, as the Celtics ripped the Cavaliers 120-88 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.
Boston cashed as 7-point road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 194-point total set by oddsmakers.
Paul Pierce went for 21 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists for the Celtics, who got 18 points and six boards from Kevin Garnett in the upset.
Shaquille O’Neal had 21 points and four blocks for Cleveland, which now trails 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.
Team records:
Cleveland: 61-21 SU, 37-43-2 ATS
Boston: 50-32 SU, 33-48-1 ATS
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Boston most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland’s last 9 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 8 games on the road
Cleveland is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Boston
Boston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland home to Boston, Sunday, May 16
Boston at Cleveland, Sunday, May 16
