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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

The Boston Celtics will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -3-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 236.5.

Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 117-101 loser as they battled the Hawks on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a -6-point favorite, while 218 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Boston was a 138-129 winner in its last match on the road against the Bulls. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 267 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Boston:
Team record: 16-3 SU,8-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games

Cleveland:
Team record: 17-3 SU,14-6 ATS
Cleveland is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games
Cleveland is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games

Next up:
Boston home to Miami Monday, December 2
Cleveland home to Washington Tuesday, December 3