Situational Total Rout NBA 10*
(NBA) Boston vs. Cleveland,
Total: 211.00 | -104.00 Under
Result: Win
ASA top play on 10* UNDER 211.5 Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers, 8:30 PM ET - We admittedly just missed our Over bet on the last game by a ½ point, but in this critical Game 3 we like the Under. In Game 2 we had a few uncharacteristic statistics as the Cavs shot 55% overall and made 13 of 28 3-pointers for 46%. The Cavs shot 47.6% on the season and 36.2% from Deep which were around league average. Not only that but Boston’s defense is one of the best in the league holding opponents to 45.3% (2nd) overall FG% and 35.5% (3rd) from Deep. Granted, we don’t expect the Celtics to shoot just 41% overall and 23% from Downtown as they were the 8th best shooting team on the season and 2nd in 3PT%. The Celtics were the 3rd best defensive efficiency team in the league, the Cavs were 6th best. In Game 2 we had just 166 total possessions which is 10 less than the NBA average during the regular season. In the only other meeting between these two teams on this court this season they produced only 209 points during the regular season and that was with the officials calling every touch foul. The officiating has obviously changed in the playoffs as they are letting teams play. Every home game for the Cavs in the postseason has finished with 207 or less points. Boston went to Miami for two games and gave up 84 and 88 points in each game. Both defenses show up in this one and neither team gets into the 100’s.