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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The fans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will be treated to a game between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 221.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 114-90 winner as they battled the Pistons at home. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -16-point favorite, while 204 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Boston was a 131-129 loser at home against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (260) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 45-20 SU,33-31-1 ATS
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 40-26 SU,35-28-3 ATS
Cleveland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Boston home to Portland Wednesday, March 8
Cleveland at Miami Wednesday, March 8