It’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight. Game 4 saw the Cavaliers draw the Series back to 2-2 with a 111-102 win in Cleveland.
The original lines for these NBA Playoff picks are taken a couple of hours prior to the tip-off, so adjust your picks accordingly should a line change.
*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.
Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5
Cleveland @ Boston
- Eastern Conference Final – Game 5
- Series Tied 2-2
H2H Trends
Under is 10-3 in the last 13 meetings in Boston.
Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
Season Series
| GAME 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | 111 : 102 |
| GAME 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | 116 : 86 |
| GAME 2 | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | 107 : 94 |
| GAME 1 | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | 108 : 83 |
| 12.02.18 | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | 99 : 121 |
| 04.01.18 | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers | 102 : 88 |
| 18.10.17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | 102 : 99 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Cleveland | 50 | 32 | 29-12 | 21-20 |
| Boston | 55 | 27 | 27-14 | 28-13 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Cleveland | 110.9 | 109.9 | +0.9 |
| Boston | 104.0 | 100.4 | +3.6 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Cleveland | Over | Boston |
| +1.5 | 205.0 | 96-83 |
The Cavs will have to end the Celtics unbeaten home 9-0 (average margin of 9.6 pts) Playoff streak tonight, and if you’d have asked the Celtics after the Hayward and Kyrie injuries whether they’d be happy winning 2 of 3 to get into the NBA Finals, you’d have to say they’d take it in a second.
The Celtics won their two home games by average of 19 points but things switched in Cleveland with a losing average of 19.5 points, and a 1-6 away record over these Playoffs.
Boston are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 following a ATS loss and 18-6 ATS in their last 24 at home, and to see them come into tonight as +1.0 underdogs (those odds have now switched) is a little surprising, but speaks to the confidence the bookies have in the Cavs after their impressive home stand.
Like the overs tonight, with a 10-3 record over the Celtics last 13 home games.
Cavs to break the TD Garden streak with Lebron 33.5 pts plus.
BEST BET = Cleveland +1.5
PLAYER PROP = Lebron James Over 33.5 pts
