NBA Playoff Betting Action - Cavs Look to Tie Series at Home
So, the
Boston Celtics, (72-20 SU, 57-33-2
ATS, 41-50-1 O/U) seemingly can’t
win an online betting playoff game on
the road this postseason despite being
the league’s best road team in
the regular season, going a spectacular
31-10 away from the comfy confines of
their TD Bank North Garden home floor.
After dropping
Game 3 in their second round sports
betting series against the Cleveland
Cavaliers, (50-41 SU, 43-48-0 ATS,
41-48-2) 108-84 in the BetUS Sportsbook,
failing to cover as two-point underdogs,
the Celtics enter tonight’s Game
4 contest saying the time to learn from
their erroneous road woes is now.
"We can't spot a team 15-20 points
and try to dig ourselves out of it," Celtics
all-star forward Kevin Garnett said. "We
talked about that in the locker room,
that we need to play with the same urgency
like we have at home. We can definitely
play better, and we will."
"On the road, it's going to take
a little bit more," said Celtics
all-star forward Paul Pierce. "We've
got to learn our lesson pretty soon."
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Despite
shutting down LeBron James once again,
limiting the Cavaliers’ best
players to 21 points on a dismal 5-for-16
shooting mark, the Celtics had no answer
for Cleveland’s ‘complimentary’ players.
Cleveland got key contributions from
point guard Delonte West, veteran power
forward Joe Smith, center Ben Wallace
and dead-eye shooter Wally Szczerbiak.
West made four 3-pointers on the night
and scored 21 points to go along with
seven assists while Smith shot 7-of-8
from the field, scoring 17 points and
pulling down six rebounds.
Szczerbiak added 16 points while Wallace
got nine points and nine rebounds and
played tough defense all game around
the basket.
Despite the fact that James is shooting
22 percent for the series, the budding
superstar says he can hurt the Celtics
in other ways.
"I am not a one-dimensional player," James
said. "I do other things. I can't
let my shooting affect the rest of my
game.
“Of course I haven't shot the
ball like I would have liked," James
added. "But the win is all that
matters. I can't worry about the way
I'm shooting the ball. If I'm not making
shots, I'm able to get steals or blocks.
I do so much more than just shoot the
ball, and the key is that other guys
stepped up."
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers said his
team just needs to bring more intensity
to their road games.
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"Our guys saw what they need to
do," Rivers said. "It's not
a lot of Xs and Os."
The Cavaliers have covered the spread
in three of their last four games while
the Celtics have gone 2-2 against the
spread over the same span.
Here
is a look at tonight’s key
trends, followed by my analysis and NBA
Betting Picks.
The Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last
4 games following a SU loss of more than
10 points.
The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last
5 games following a S.U. loss.
The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last
5 vs. NBA Atlantic.
The Cavaliers are 25-10 ATS in their
last 35 Monday games.
The Over is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 road
games vs. a team with a home winning
percentage of greater than .600.
The Under is 4-0 in Cavaliers last 4
games following a ATS win.
The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in the last
7 meetings in Cleveland.
The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in the last
7 meetings.
The Underdog is 7-2-1 ATS in the last
10 meetings.
Analysis:
While something in the back of my brain
keeps telling me the Celtics are eventually
going to win a road game this postseason,
(and that ‘something’ made
me take the Celtics to cover the spread
in Game 3), I just don’t see Boston
winning this game, particularly since
LeBron James is more than due for a breakout
contest. Take the Cavaliers to cover
and win outright once again, tying this
series in the process.
NBA Free
Picks: Cavaliers -2½ Points/Over
182 Total Points
08:05 PM EST NBA Odds
Boston
Celtics +2½ -110
Cleveland
Cavaliers -2½ -110
Over 182 -110
Under 182 -110
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