The Boston Celtics try to reboot when they travel to the Land to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
The Celtics lost by 19 points at home to the Spurs on Sunday, 96-115 as Boston suffered their fourth consecutive defeat. The Celtics currently trail the Indiana Pacers by two games for the 4th spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics played without Jayson Tatum) and Al Horford who are sidelined due to injury.
Celtics
-280
Cavaliers
+220
Odds from 5dimes.eu as of 3/26/19
The Cavaliers were blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks 105-127 on Sunday night for their second straight loss and their fifth defeat in their last seven games. The Cavs are 19-55 on the season and have the third worst record in the league. At this stage last season, Cleveland was fighting for the top seed in the East but right now, they are instead battling for draft lottery position.
Who Wins?
Boston is 5-5 SU in their last 10 games played. The Celtics are 3-3 SU in their last six road games. Cleveland is is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played. The Cavs are 3-1 SU in their last four games played at home .Head to head, the Celtics are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games against the Cavaliers. However, the Cavs are 5-1 SU in their last six games against the Celtics in Cleveland.
Closed out the weekend with a BIG road win in Beantown!
Highlights 🎥 pic.twitter.com/dSlffR5qhE
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 25, 2019
Kyrie Irving won’t be playing here due to load management while Al Horford and Jayson Tatum are listed as day to day. Despite these, Boston still has plenty of talent on that roster and should be good enough to beat a Cleveland team that is just 13-25 SU at home. Boston is struggling but they’re playing the Cavs. I’m picking the Boston Celtics to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on 3/26/19.
Other Bets To Make
The Celtics are 3-6-1 ATS in their last 10 games played. Boston is 3-2-1 ATS in their last six games played on the road. The Cavaliers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played. Cleveland is a perfect 4-0 ATS in their last four games played at home. Head to head, the Cavs are 5-3 ATS in their last eight games versus the Celtics. Cleveland is also 4-1 ATS in their last five home games versus Boston.
Celtics
-6.5 (-115)
Cavaliers
+6.5 (-115)
Odds from 5dimes.eu as of 3/26/19
Boston is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Tuesday, 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games when playing on one day rest and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games overall. Cleveland is 3-1-1 ATS in their last five games when playing on one day rest, 5-0 ATS in their last five home games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last five games overall. Boston may be missing key players in this game and that should affect the score. Likewise, the Cavs have played better against the spread than the Celtics so while I think Boston wins, I like the Cavs to cover. Prediction: Cavaliers
The over is 6-4 in the Celtics’ last 10 games played. The total has gone over in four out of the last five road games played by Boston. The over is 3-2 in the last five games played by Cleveland and the total has gone over in 22 out of 38 home games this season. Head to head, the under is 6-4 in the last 10 games between these two teams. The total has also gone under in four out of their last six games played in Cleveland.
Celtics
O 216.5 (-115)
Cavaliers
U 216.5 (-115)
Odds from 5dimes.eu as of 3/26/19
The total has gone over in six out of the last eight games overall played by the Celtics. The over is also 10-3 in the last 13 games of Cleveland when playing on one day rest. Boston has the 6th best scoring defense in the NBA but the C’s have allowed an average of 117.75 points per game in their last four games. The trends point to over but the Cavs are 29th in scoring and the Celtics are walking wounded here. Prediction: Under