Celtics-Cavaliers Pointers

The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Kevin Garnett had 26 points and hauled down 16 boards for a double-double on Wednesday, as the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 96-89 in Game 5 and now lead 3-2 in the Eastern Conference second-round series. The Celtics failed to cover the 9-point spread at TD Banknorth Garden, and the 185 points made it OVER the night's posted total of 176.5.

Paul Pierce tossed in a team-high 29 points, and Rajon Rondo chipped in with 20.

LeBron James had a game-high 35 points with three rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers.

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

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

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

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