Cavaliers @ Celtics 7:00 PM ET
Game# 559-560
Play On: Celtics -11.0
Cleveland is coming off a opening series 7-game win over Orlando. However, they went 0-3 SU&ATS on the road in that series and was outscored by an alarmingly high 26.0 points per game. Furthermore, the Cavaliers have now gone 0-9 SU and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 as an away underdog and were outscored by an average of 21.0 points per game. Additionally, Cleveland is 0-5 SU&ATS in their last 5 as an away underdog of 4.5 or greater and lost by an average of 17.8 points per game. The Cavaliers struggled offensively in the Orlando series while scoring 97 points or fewer in 6 of the 7 games, and that includes 96 or less in all 3 played on the road. That’s not good news for Cleveland backers when considering Boston allowed 94 points or fewer in 4 of their 5 games during their series win over Miami.
Any NBA Playoffs home favorite of -7.5 or more that’s playing in the opening game of round 2, and they’re facing an opponent off a Game 7 home win, resulted in those home favorites going 5-0 ATS. Those 5 home favorites outscored their opponents by an enormous average of 27.0 points per game. Give me the Celtics minus points.