The Cleveland Cavaliers are 4-0 straight up and against the spread in their last four road games against the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers will try to pick up another road win over the top seed in the Eastern Conference on Wednesday night in Boston.
Cavaliers vs. Celtics odds 2018: Eastern Conference contenders clash Wednesday night
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will be in Boston to take on Kyrie Irving and the rival Celtics on Wednesday night in a tight matchup at the sportsbooks.
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics
When: Wednesday, January 3, 8 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden, Boston
NBA Title Odds: Cleveland +550 / Boston +900
Cleveland Cavaliers
With a 127-110 win at home over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night, the Cavaliers broke a three-game SU losing streak and a five-game ATS losing streak.
Isaiah Thomas looked sharp in his Cleveland debut scoring 17 points in 19 minutes of play off of the bench. The former Celtic is not expected to be in action against his old team on Wednesday night as the Cavaliers look to ease him back into game action slowly as he recovers from his hip injury.
The Cavaliers are just 1-5 SU and ATS over their last six road games per the OddsShark NBA Database. Wednesday night’s game in Boston marks the start of a five-game road trip for Cleveland.
Boston Celtics
While Cleveland will be playing on the second night of a back-to-back and traveling to Boston overnight, the Celtics should be well-rested after having two days off in between home games.
Boston is 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS over its last three games in a stretch that includes an impressive 99-98 win over the Houston Rockets as 2-point underdogs last Thursday. The Celtics are 10-10 SU and 10-9-1 ATS in their last 20 regular-season meetings with the Celtics.
The UNDER is 7-2 for totals bettors at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com in the last nine games between these two teams played in Boston.
The main storyline in this game will be the clash of former teammates LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. This will be the first time that James faces Irving in Boston after his Cavaliers won 102-99 in their season opener against the Celtics in Cleveland. Unless head coach Tyronn Lue was bluffing, Isaiah Thomas’s first shot against his old team will have to wait until the two teams meet again next month.
