Cavaliers-Celtics Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

LeBron James had 21 points, 13 assists, and six rebounds as the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 88-77 to even their Eastern Conference semifinals series at two games apiece on Monday night.

Cleveland covered as 7-point home favorites as the teams played under the 185.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Daniel Gibson added 14 points and six boards off the bench for the Cavaliers, who got 14 points from Wally Szczerbiak in the payday.

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Ray Allen had 15 points and six boards for the Celtics.

Team records:
Cleveland: 45-37 SU, 37-45 ATS
Boston: 66-16 SU, 52-28-2 ATS

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 8-2
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Boston is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Cleveland home to Boston, Friday, May 16
Boston at Cleveland, Friday, May 16

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