NBA HARDWOOD HAMMER
(NBA) Boston vs. Cleveland,
Total: 212.00 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
The over is 4-1 in the last five meetings at Quicken Loans Arena, but I think we'll see a low-scoring affair when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics for the opener of the 2017/2018 NBA season Tuesday night.

There will be no love lost between those two teams who battled in the Eastern Conference Finals last year and were involved in the biggest trade of the off-season, which saw Cleveland send Kyrie Irving to Boston for Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder.

We can also note that LeBron James' status for the opener is unclear. James sprained his ankle in practice on Sept. 27 and sat out the Cavaliers' first three exhibition games. He finally made his debut last week against Chicago but may have aggravated his ankle while making a spin move in the loss. He was held out of Friday's preseason finale in Orlando to rest the ankle.

Expect a matchup with playoff-like intensity, particularly on defense.

My selection is an 8* play on Under.