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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Boston Celtics will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -1-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 235.5.
Cleveland was a 144-101 winner in its last match at home against the Mavericks. They covered the -15.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 245 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Boston won its last outing, a 118-110 result against the 76ers on February 02. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -12-point favorite, while the 228 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 35-15 SU,20-30 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 40-9 SU,33-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston home to Dallas Thursday, February 6
Cleveland at Detroit Wednesday, February 5