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- Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics picks for Thursday, May 9
- NBA Playoffs game is taking place at TD Garden
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- Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics Preview & Picks
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics Preview & Picks
Boston are tipped to cover as they take a 2-0 series lead.
The Celtics blew out Cleveland in Game 1, and another commanding win could be on the cards as the Cavaliers continue to struggle offensively.
- Boston Celtics are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games
- Cleveland Cavaliers are 0-4 on the road in the 2024 playoffs
- Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-5-0 ATS in their last 6 games
- The Over has cashed in 4 of the last 5 meetings in Boston
Head To Head
- Boston Celtics lead the all-time series 162-101
- Boston Celtics lead the NBA Playoffs series 1-0
- Cleveland Cavaliers won 120-95 when the two teams last met on May 7
Cleveland Cavaliers Form
Cleveland go into this second game of the series looking to knot it up at 1-1 before returning home for Games 3 and 4.
The Cavaliers, who put together a 48-34 record to finish fourth in the Eastern Conference, battled past Orlando in a seven-game series in the first round.
They opened up with back-to-back home games, beating the Magic 97-83 and 96-86, only to then surrender their series lead with 121-83 and 112-89 defeats on the road.
The trend of the home team then continued over the next three games, and it was Cleveland who benefited as they sandwiched a 103-96 road loss with 104-103 and 106-94 home wins to advance.
However, the Cavaliers' rough road form continued in the first game of this second-round series, as they were blown out 120-95 in Game 1 in Boston.
Boston Celtics Form
Boston enter this matchup looking to notch their sixth win in seven playoff games and take a 2-0 lead in this series with Cleveland.
The Celtics compiled an NBA-best 64-18 record during the regular season, and the wins kept coming in their playoff opener as they beat Miami 114-94.
They suffered a surprise 111-101 defeat in the second game of the series, but they would not lose another game to the Heat as they stormed to a 4-1 series win.
Boston recorded 104-84 and 102-88 wins in Miami, and then returned home to wrap up the series with a 118-84 demolition of the Heat.
The Celtics followed that up with another one-sided win in the first game of this series with Cleveland, crushing the Cavaliers 120-95.
Verdict
Cleveland continue to falter offensively, and that is bad news for them in Game 2.
Boston just blew them out in Game 1 of this series, and more the same is likely in the second encounter.
Boston -13.5
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