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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -3.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
In their last action, Boston was a 117-97 loser on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (214) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 122-82 winner on the road against the Magic. They covered the -6-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (204) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 48-10 SU,38-19-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Boston:
Team record: 42-17 SU,26-33 ATS
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Portland Sunday, March 2
Boston home to Denver Sunday, March 2