Cavaliers-Celtics Preview

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

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 8-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 74-69 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Friday. The Cavaliers covered the 3-point spread, while the combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 179.

LeBron James finished with 12 rebounds to complete a double-double for the Cavaliers.

Kevin Garnett shot 11-for-21 from the field with 25 points and eight rebounds 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 Sunday are 5-5
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its 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 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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