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Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers (Celtics lead 3-2)
Friday, 8:05 pm Eastern – ESPN

SBG Global Opening Line: Cavaliers  - 2 , Total  179

Things have gotten much tougher for the Cleveland Cavaliers in their series against the Boston Celtics.  Not only do they have to win on Friday to force a Game 7, they must do it without one of their best shooters as Daniel Gibson will miss the game with a separated shoulder.  It will be up to LeBron James to lead the Cavaliers on Friday. “It’s something we didn’t want to happen,” James said, “It’s kind of the tale of our season - a guy goes down in the heat of a playoff series. He’s very key to our team. It’s not good seeing a guy who is that key to your team in a suit.”
SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Cavaliers at Home.

The Cavaliers blew a 14 point lead on Wednesday in Boston as they missed free throws and gave the game away. Gibson has played a key role in the playoffs for Cleveland as he is one of the few outside threats the Cavaliers have to score.  Last year he scored 31 points in the playoffs against Detroit.  Now the Cavaliers will have to find someone else to score other than James. “We’re not looking for a spectacular game from anybody,” said James, “We just want to continue to do what we’ve been doing in the two wins we’ve had at home - guys stepped up. We’re not looking for a guy to go out and score 30 points or anything like that.” The Cavaliers will probably look to either Devin Brown or Damon Jones to replace Gibson or perhaps Sasha Pavlovic will get more minutes.

SBG Global Current Line: Cavaliers  - 2.5 , Total  179

The Cavaliers are not happy about being down 3-2 in the series after having the Celtics on the ropes in Game Five.  The third quarter was the downfall of the Cavaliers as the Celtics outscored them 29-17. “We had them on their heels,” Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said, “(In the second half) It just seemed like we really weren’t into it. We came out a half-step slow.”

What helped the Celtics in Game Five was the play of point guard Rajon Rondo, who scored 20 points and had 13 assists.  He hit some big shots to keep the Celtics in the game. “If they’re going to leave him open, I want him to shoot it,” Boston head coach Doc Rivers said. “But I don’t want him to look for it.” Boston will try and get their first road win of the playoffs on Friday. They are 0-5 on the road so far. Eventually the trend of home teams winning in the playoffs should end but so far it has been amazing.  Before Thursday’s Hornets-Spurs game the home teams were 19-1 in the second round.  The lone win came by one point when Detroit won at Orlando.
“I guess we could bring the scorekeepers, and bring all the wives on the road,” Rivers said. “We’re not going to do that. We’re just going to show up and play basketball.”

Cleveland does not seem worried about Friday’s game. “You can’t panic,” guard Delonte West said. “This is when it gets fun. This is when you see what your team is made of.”

Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game.  The Celtics are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games as an underdog. The Celtics are 40-16 ATS in their last 56 games as a road underdog. The Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Celtics are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 Conference Semifinals games. The Celtics are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games. The underdog is 8-3-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings between the two teams but the Celtics are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 playoff games as a favorite. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Conference Semifinals games. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a home favorite. The Cavaliers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Friday games.

The Over is 4-1 in the Celtics last 5 road games. The Under is 15-6 in the Celtics last 21 vs. the Central. The Under is 5-2 in the Celtics last 7 games as a road underdog.

The Under is 13-3 in the Cavaliers last 16 Conference Semifinals games. The Under is 4-1 in the Cavaliers last 5 Friday games. The Under is 7-2 in the Cavaliers last 9 vs. the Atlantic. The Under is 14-4 in the Cavaliers last 18 games as a home favorite. The Under is 12-5 in the Cavaliers last 17 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Under is 12-5 in the Cavaliers last 17 overall.

Pick: Cant go against the home teams this postseason as they are 20-1. Nice low line here Cavs 4units

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (Series tied 2-2)
Wednesday, 8:05 pm Eastern – TNT

SBG Global Opening Line: Celtics – 8.5, Total  176.5

The Boston Celtics had the NBA’s best regular season record but in the playoffs they have looked very beatable.  After winning the first two games at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics lost both road games and now the series is tied 2-2.  The Celtics are now 0-5 on the road in the playoffs and it has many of the players concerned. “There is some frustration,” center P.J. Brown said “But up to this point, it hasn’t gotten under our skin.”  The Celtics went an NBA-best 31-10 on the road in the regular season but have looked terrible on the road in the playoffs including the last two games in Cleveland. “The key is winning the series. Whether it’s at home or on the road, you just try to win it,” Paul Pierce said. “It’s a three-game series, with two of them at home.” SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Celtics at Home.

The good news for Boston is that they still have home-court advantage and they are unbeaten at home in the playoffs. “We earned that right to have home-court advantage,” Boston head coach Doc Rivers said. “I don’t think it has anything to do with why we haven’t won a road game. We haven’t played well on the road, and we have to do better.”  The Celtics also know they must win Game Five because they sure can’t count on winning a Game Six at Cleveland. “I’m not even thinking about a Game 7. That’s definitely the idea: Get a win (Wednesday) night and try to close it out in Game 6,” Pierce said. “We definitely have to play well (in Game 5), because we haven’t been playing well on the road. You kind of want to treat it like a Game 7, because you can’t count on winning Game 6.”

SBG Global Current Line: Celtics – 8.5, Total  176.5

The Cavaliers are not in any better shape than the Celtics considering they haven’t won on the road in this series either. They at least have a road win the playoffs though, at Washington in Game 6 of that series. “It just shows how strong you are as a team to be able to go into a hostile environment and stick together and come out with a win,” Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson said, “Once you’ve experienced an environment, going back to it is kind of like, ‘We’ve been here before.’ And we felt like we were right there to win a game. So we know what we’re capable of doing on their floor and we’re going into it with a lot of confidence.”

The Cavaliers nearly won Game 1 in Boston but LeBron James missed a layup that would have tied the game. “You can win all your home games and get a championship that way. I don’t think that has ever been done,” Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. “You’ve got to get some road wins to be a champion, at least that’s the history of the game. I tell our guys, if you expect to win in the playoffs, you’ve got to know how to defend and you’ve got to know how to win on the road.”

Here are the NBA betting stats for Wednesday’s game. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Atlantic. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Conference Semifinals games. The Cavaliers are 35-16-1 ATS in their last 52 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Cavaliers are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 playoff games as an underdog. The Cavaliers are 5-2-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings in Boston. The underdog is 7-3-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams.

The Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games. The Celtics are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games as a home favorite. The Celtics are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 vs. the Central. The Celtics are 24-11 ATS in their last 35 games overall. The Celtics are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Conference Semifinals games.

The Under is 7-1 in the Cavaliers last 8 vs. the Atlantic. The Under is 13-3 in the Cavaliers last 16 Conference Semifinals games. The Under is 7-2 in the Cavaliers last 9 games as an underdog. The Under is 16-5 in the Cavaliers last 21 playoff games as an underdog. The Under is 12-4 in the Cavaliers last 16 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Under is 6-2 in the Cavaliers last 8 games as a road underdog. The Under is 12-4 in the Cavaliers last 16 overall.

The Under is 5-1 in the Celtics last 6 games as a home favorite. The Under is 4-1 in the Celtics last 5 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Under is 4-1 in the Celtics last 5 overall. The Under is 9-4 in the Celtics last 13 playoff games as a favorite. The Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Boston between the two teams.

Pick: Stick with the home teams as they have been red hot! Celtics 5 units

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Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers (Celtics lead 2-1)
Monday, 8:05 pm Eastern – TNT

SBG Global Opening Line: Cavaliers  - 2.5, Total  182

The Boston Celtics haven’t been able to win on the road in the playoffs and if that continues on Monday night their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers will be tied.  The Celtics lost game three 108-84 on Saturday as they were blown out early and never recovered. “We can’t spot a team 15-20 points and try to dig ourselves out of it,” Boston’s 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.” SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Cavaliers at Home.

The Celtics were the NBA’s best road team in the regular season so it is somewhat of a mystery as to why they are struggling in the playoffs.  The Celtics were the NBA’s best defensive team in the regular season but have had trouble on the road in the playoffs.  They gave up an average of 101 points per game to the Hawks on the road and then gave up 108 points to Cleveland on Saturday.  The Celtics shut down LeBron James again but couldn’t stop the rest of the Cavaliers on Saturday.  Joe Smith and Delonte West had big games as did most of the rest of the Cavaliers.  They picked up the slack for James who has struggled in this series. “That’s why it’s a team game,” West said. “That’s why you have teammates you trust. … We’re a unit. In this locker room we don’t separate ourselves and put that separation between LeBron and ourselves as a team. I think y’all more so do that. But here in this locker room, he brings the attitude. He brings the attitude like we’re all in this together. And I think it’s good to have his back for a change since he has ours so many nights.”

SBG Global Current Line: Cavaliers  - 2,  Total  181

Here are the NBA betting stats for Monday’s game.  The Celtics are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 Monday games. The Celtics are 40-15 ATS in their last 55 games as a road underdog. The Celtics are 24-10 ATS in their last 34 games overall. The Celtics are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 playoff games as an underdog. The Celtics are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Conference Semifinals games. The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Cleveland. The underdog is 7-2-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.

The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 playoff games as a favorite. The Cavaliers are 25-10 ATS in their last 35 Monday games.

The Over is 4-0 in the Celtics last 4 road games. The Under is 15-5 in the Celtics last 20 Monday games. The Over is 7-3 in the Celtics last 10 playoff games as an underdog.

The Under is 12-2 in the Cavaliers last 14 Conference Semifinals games.
The Under is 13-4 in the Cavaliers last 17 games as a home favorite. The Under is 11-4 in the Cavaliers last 15 overall.

Pick: Cavs -2 3units. Hard to back a team that hasnt won on the road yet in the playoffs.

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 Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (Celtics lead 1-0)
 Thursday, 7:05 pm Eastern – ESPN

SBG Global Opening Line: Celtics  - 8.5, Total  178

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics will both try and play better than they did in game one as the teams meet in Boston on Thursday for game two.  It was an ugly game one that the Celtics won 76-72.  Both teams shot the ball poorly and Cleveland’s LeBron James was a disgrace going 2 of 18 from the field. James missed an easy layup with 9 second left in the game that would have tied it.  “I can’t play no worse than I did last night,” James said Wednesday, “You don’t expect those guys to have off nights like that. I don’t expect myself to have an off night like I did.”  SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Cavaliers on the Road.

Boston was not much better than Cleveland except for Kevin Garnett.  The other two players in the big three, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen combined to go 2 for 18 and Allen didn’t even score.  Garnett carried the Celtics with 28 points. “Offensively, we were a terrible-looking group,” Pierce said. “We turned the ball over 23 times, shot 40 percent from the field. We did just about everything wrong you could do offensively, and what happens, the defense comes and saves the day.”

SBG Global Current Line: Celtics  - 8.5, Total  177.5

Both teams will look to improve their offense on Thursday.  “I don’t expect Paul and Ray to have the struggles, and I don’t expect LeBron to have struggles either,” Celtics center Kendrick Perkins said. “So I think we’re in for a good Game 2.”

Here are the NBA betting stats for Thursday’s game.  The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as an underdog. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Cavaliers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Conference Semifinals games. The Cavaliers are 35-17 ATS in their last 52 games as a road underdog. The Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The Cavaliers are 5-1-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Boston. The underdog is 7-0-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings between the two teams and the road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings

The Celtics are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The Celtics are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games as a home favorite. The Celtics are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Conference Semifinals games.

The Under is 11-1 in the Cavaliers last 12 Conference Semifinals games. The Under is 10-3 in the Cavaliers last 13 overall. The Under is 6-2 in the Cavaliers last 8 games as an underdog.

The Under is 5-1 in the Celtics last 6 vs. the Central. The Under is 4-1 in the Celtics last 5 games as a home favorite.

Take the Celtics -8.5 3units

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards (Cavs lead 3-2)
Friday, 7:05 pm Eastern – ESPN 2

SBG Global Opening Line: Wizards  - 4, Total  187.5

The Washington Wizards finally stopped talking and started playing on Wednesday and it resulted in a win on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers.  If Washington can win at home on Friday they would force a game 7 back in Cleveland on Sunday. “We just said, ‘It’s time to stop all the talking.’ A lot of guys were trying to defend themselves as far as this and that. But it wasn’t working,” Washington’s Antawn Jamison said, “We said: ‘the ultimate change around is for us to just be quiet and find a way to come back from 3-1 and win the series.’ I think they finally got it.”
SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Cavaliers on the Road.

The Wizards were without guard Gilbert Arenas on Wednesday but they may be better off without him.  They played more as a team and Caron Butler ended up hitting the winning shot in the 88-87 win. “Caron wants an opportunity to lead a team,” guard Roger Mason Jr. said. “He willed us to that victory yesterday. His personality was on the floor, and I think it’s good for us.”  Butler had 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Game five victory.  Butler outplayed Cleveland’s LeBron James on Wednesday as James missed what would have been the winning shot. The Cavaliers will try and get some help for LeBron on Friday.  James is averaging 30.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists in the series.

SBG Global Current Line: Wizards  - 4, Total  187.5

Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game.  The Cavaliers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Conference Quarterfinals games. The Cavaliers are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 playoff games as an underdog. The Cavaliers are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Friday games.

The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The Wizards are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Friday games. The Wizards are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Conference Quarterfinals games.

The Under is 4-0 in the Cavaliers last 4 Friday games. The Under is 5-1 in the Cavaliers last 6 games as an underdog. The Under is 9-2 in the Cavaliers last 11 overall. The Under is 14-4 in the Cavaliers last 18 playoff games as an underdog.

The Over is 14-3 in the Wizards last 17 home games. The Over is 4-1 in the Wizards last 5 Friday games. The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Washington between the two teams.

Pick: Should be another close game, be safe and take the over 3 units

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Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers (Cavs lead 3-1)
Wednesday, 6:05 pm Eastern – TNT

SBG Global Opening Line: Cavaliers  - 4.5, Total 192

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try and put away the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night and end the war of words.  For some reason the Wizards have talked a lot of trash in the series but all it has done is motivate LeBron James to play even better.  James has averaged 29.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in the series. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Cavaliers at Home.

James knows Wednesday’s game won’t be easy but he is confident. “I just have confidence in our team,” he said. “It has nothing to do with the Wizards. They’re a very good team, but they’ve got to beat us three straight games and I can’t see that happening.”  The Wizards would do a lot better to keep their mouths shut and play basketball rather than antagonize one of the best players in the NBA. “I’ve never seen a series like this where you have music involved, you have trash talk involved, everything,” said Cavaliers forward Joe Smith, “I guess that’s the way the sport has grown and when you have a rivalry like this, there’s no telling what you might find.”  At least one player on the Wizards is tired of his teammates running their mouth.  Antawn Jamison has had enough. “All this talking throughout the media, about this and that, is really beneath me,” he said. “And I’m kind of disappointed that my team has kind of bought into it. But it’s just about going out there and playing the game. They’ve been doing that, they’re up 3-1, so they can say what they want to say.”

SBG Global Current Line: Cavaliers  - 4.5, Total 192

Here are the NBA betting stats for Wednesday’s game.  The Wizards are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Wednesday games. The Wizards are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wizards are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Conference Quarterfinals games. The Wizards are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 playoff games as an underdog. The Wizards are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.

The Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 playoff games as a favorite. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Conference Quarterfinals games. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams.

The Under is 4-1 in the Wizards last 5 games as a road underdog. The Over is 23-9 in the Wizards last 32 vs. the Eastern Conference.

The Under is 5-1 in the Cavaliers last 6 games as a favorite. The Under is 8-2 in the Cavaliers last 10 overall. The Under is 16-5 in the Cavaliers last 21 home games. The Under is 15-7 in the last 22 meetings in Cleveland between the two teams.

Pick: Take the Cavs at home to end it! 4units

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards (Cavs lead 2-1)

Sunday, 1:00 pm Eastern – ABC

The Washington Wizards are back in their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers after routing them 108-72 on Thursday.  They will try and even the best of seven series on Sunday.  Thursday’s win by Washington was big in a number of ways.  The 36-point playoff win was the biggest in Wizards’ history and ended the Cavaliers’ eight game playoff winning streak against them. “The Wizards scored easy baskets in their transition, whether it was off turnovers or flat out beating us down the floor,” said Cleveland head coach Mike Brown. “Those are things we cannot allow if we expect to win on the road.”

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LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 22 points on Thursday but that is nothing compared to what he usually doe. “Well, we definitely didn’t play well tonight,” said James. “We can’t carry this over to Game Four. They completely dominated us tonight on both ends – they executed, they shot the ball well, they defended us well. We know Sunday we can’t come out and play like this.” The Wizards had five players in double-figures, led by DeShawn Stevenson who had 19 points. Roger Mason had 18 points, Caron Butler added 17, Antawn Jamison finished with 15 and Brendan Haywood added 14.

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The Cavaliers know they must play much better on Sunday. “One thing we have to do is continue to take shots and make our shots. They did a good job shrinking the floor and making some of my guys step up and take shots and we need to start knocking those down.” LeBron said, “The lane is going to open up and we need to get Z more touches. We didn’t get him enough touches tonight. That really hurt us. I wasn’t as aggressive as I can be. I need to get better and be a better player on Sunday.” 

The problem for the Cavaliers is that they are not a very good road team.  They were 18-23 straight up this season on the road and are now 0-1 in the playoffs.  Washington was a good home team going 25-16 straight up and 22-19 ATS during the regular season and is now 1-0 in the playoffs at home.

Pick Wizards 4 units

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards (Cavs lead 2-0)
Thursday, 8:05 pm Eastern – TNT

SBG Global Opening Line: Wizards  - 5, Total 189.5

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try and take a commanding lead in their series against the Washington Wizards on Thursday.  The Cavaliers did as expected at home, winning the first two games.  Now it will be up to Washington to answer.  The series has been very physical so far and that may not change on Thursday. “I don’t expect anything to change,” Wizards forward Antawn Jamison said, “We’re going to continue to play hard and continue to protect our rim.” SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Wizards at Home.

The Cavaliers have been taking the Wizards’ best punch and bouncing back.  “I think the referees will be a little whistle-happy probably,” Washington’s Brendan Haywood said.  The Wizards are trying to end an eight-game playoff losing streak to Cleveland.  Washington must get better play out of their stars.  So far, Jamison, Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas have done very little against the Cavaliers.  “Offensively, we look horrible,” Jamison said, “not disciplined enough to make them play defense at all. Game 2, I think we tried to do too much on our own.”

SBG Global Current Line: Wizards  - 5, Total 189.5

Here are the NBA betting stats for Thursday’s game.  The Cavaliers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games. The Cavaliers are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 playoff games as an underdog. The Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.

The Wizards are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite. The Wizards are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games. The favorite is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings between the two teams.

The Under is 4-0 in the Cavaliers last 4 games as an underdog. The Under is 7-1 in the Cavaliers last 8 overall. The Under is 7-1 in the Cavaliers last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Under is 13-3 in the Cavaliers last 16 playoff games as an underdog. The Over is 4-1 in the Cavaliers last 5 Thursday games. The Under is 5-2 in the Cavaliers last 7 vs. the Southeast.

The Under is 12-5 in the Cavaliers last 17 games as a road underdog.

The Over is 11-0 in the Wizards last 11 games as a home favorite. The Over is 13-3 in the Wizards last 16 home games. The Over is 6-2 in the Wizards last 8 Thursday games. The Over is 22-8 in the Wizards last 30 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Over is 9-4 in the Wizards last 13 overall. The Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Washington between the two teams.

Lebron has something to prove in this one, Take the Cavs 4 units out of 5.

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Cleveland Cavaliers (43-35) at Chicago Bulls (30-48)
Friday, 7:05 pm Eastern – ESPN 2

The Cleveland Cavaliers come into Friday’s game trying to finish out the season strong and hold on to fourth place in the Eastern Conference while the Chicago Bulls are just playing out the string. The Cavaliers are coming off a nice comeback on Wednesday as they trailed New Jersey by 14 points in the third quarter before going on a big run that ended in a blowout win. LeBron James was excellent scoring 33 points and Daniel Gibson had his best game since returning from injury. The Cavaliers held New Jersey to just 9 points in the fourth quarter and won going away 104-83. “We needed this win. We had a three-game road stand where we played pretty well, but we lost the first two.” James said, “To beat a team that has really beat up on us the whole year, it was impressive. Defensively, I know it made Coach Brown happy. It makes us happy. The offense is easy when you can defend like that.”

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The Bulls are coming off another poor effort as they lost to Orlando 115-83 on Wednesday. ”It’s tough to get motivation.” Chicago’s Ben Gordon said, “Anybody who says it isn’t is not telling the truth. We just have to be professional and try and come out every night and try to win.”

Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Cavaliers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Cavaliers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 Friday games. The favorite is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings between the two teams.

The Bulls are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. The Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games. The home team is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings between the two teams.

The Over is 14-3-1 in the Cavaliers last 18 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. The Over is 9-3-1 in Cavaliers last 13 road games. The Under is 25-11-1 in the Cavaliers last 37 Friday games. The Over is 11-5-1 in the Cavaliers last 17 vs. the Central.

The Under is 5-1 in the Bulls last 6 home games. The Over is 10-2 in the Bulls last 12 Friday games. The Over is 4-1 in the Bulls last 5 vs. the Central. The Under is 4-1 in the Bulls last 5 overall. The Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago between the two teams.

Pick Cavs 3units