Boston Celtics (6-6) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8-5)
November 13, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Cavaliers 2.5; Over/Under: -202.5
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The Boston Celtics pay a visit to the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
The Boston Celtics haven’t quite hit their stride yet this season, but they’ve won four of their last five games and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after outlasting the shorthanded Bucks in a 122-113 overtime home win last night. Dennis Schroder led the team with 38 points on 16 of 27 shooting, Jayson Tatum added 27 points with 11 rebounds and two blocks while Marcus Smart chipped in with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. As a team, the Celtics shot 49 percent from the field and 12 of 41 from the 3-point line as they missed on a shot to end the game in regulation, before running away with in overtime where they outscored the Bucks by 14-5 to win comfortably in the end.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been in great form as they’ve won five of their past six games and they will be looking to stay hot after routing the hapless Pistons in a 98-78 home win last night. Darius Garland led the team with 21 points and seven assists, Cedi Osman added 17 points off the bench while Evan Mobley chipped in with 16 points and three blocks. As a team, the Cavaliers shot 47 percent from the field and 14 of 41 from the 3-point line, but this win was all about their defense as they held the Pistons to just 18 points in the first quarter to take the early lead, before holding them to just 11 points in the third quarter to push the margin out to 27 points.
Looking at the betting trends, the Celtics are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games, 4-1 ATS in their last five games playing on zero days’ rest and 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall. The Cavaliers are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six home games and 6-0 ATS in their last six games overall.
Head to head, the over is 4-1 in the last five meetings overall and the Celtics are 2-6-1 ATS in the last nine meetings in Cleveland.
The Celtics are starting to heat up now as they returned to a .500 record with a thrilling overtime win over the Bucks last night, while the Cavaliers will be quietly confident themselves after destroying the Pistons last night for their fifth win in six games. Both teams will be shorthanded here as the Celtics will miss Jaylen Brown while the Cavaliers will miss Collin Sexton, but the Celtics are only 2-6-1 ATS in the last nine meetings in Cleveland and I think that trend continues as the Cavaliers surprise us with an upset win at home.
