NBA Odds: Celtics vs Cavaliers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total is sitting at 191. Ray Allen dropped 24 points as the Celtics defeated the Heat 96-86 to win their Eastern Conference first-round series in five games on Tuesday night. Boston covered as 7-point home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 186-point total listed by oddsmakers. Antawn Jamison scored 25 points as the Cavaliers dropped the Bulls 96-94 to win their Eastern Conference first-round series in five games on Tuesday night. Cleveland couldn't cover as 12.5-point home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 199.5-point total listed by oddsmakers. Team records: Boston: 50-32 SU, 33-48-1 ATS Cleveland: 61-21 SU, 37-43-2 ATS Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Miami are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 9-1 After playing Chicago are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston Cleveland is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston Next up: Boston at Cleveland, Monday, May 3 Cleveland home to Boston, Monday, May 3