Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Sunday’s 6:00 PM ET NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers (7-11) and the Boston Celtics (9-9) is a tricky one to bet on because of the injury situation surrounding the clash.
Boston is at home but it is tough to figure out what their team will look like with many of their stars possibly sitting out.
Betting odds took a long time to come out in this game because guard Ray Allen (ankle), center Jermaine O’Neal (knee), and guard Keyon Dooling (hip) are all listed as questionable, while guard Rajon Rondo (wrist) only recently was listed as doubtful to play.
Las Vegas surely had a hard time deciding on the odds here, but they eventually settled on the home-team Celtics as a 7-point favorite with a total of 182. Savvy bettors didn’t wait long to move the lines, however, and Boston is currently favored by 6.5 with a total of either 181 or 181.5 depending on where you place your action.
Close to 70% of tracked NBA bettors are still taking the Celtics despite the question marks surrounding this game.
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The Celtics are just 6-5 at home this season, but that record still trumps that 4-7 mark that the Cavaliers have amassed on the road.
Boston has won 5 of the last 6 head-to-head meetings with Cleveland, including most recently when they were 112-95 winners as 16.5-point home favorites.
The over has hit in the last 2 meetings, while Boston has covered the spread odds in 5 of the last 6 games.
Cleveland has won just 1 of their last 6 games this season while covering the odds in only 2 of those clashes.
The Celtics have had a rough season but are currently on a 4-game winning streak.
They’ve covered the odds in every game and have gone under the total in just 1 of those 4.
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