NBA Betting: Cavaliers vs Celtics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Garden. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 1-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ray Allen went for 22 points and seven rebounds, as the Celtics surprised the Cavaliers 104-86 to even their Eastern Conference semifinal series at one game apiece on Monday night. Boston cashed as 6-point road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 192.5-point total posted by oddsmakers. Kevin Garnett added 18 points and 10 boards for the Celtics, who got 17 points off the bench from Rasheed Wallace in the upset. LeBron James had 24 points and seven rebounds for Cleveland, while Antawn Jamison finished with 16 points and six boards for the Cavaliers. Team records: Cleveland: 61-21 SU, 37-43-2 ATS Boston: 50-32 SU, 33-48-1 ATS Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 9-1 After playing Boston are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston Cleveland is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Boston Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games at home Next up: Cleveland at Boston, Sunday, May 9 Boston home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 9 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.