WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers betting preview for Wednesday, December 22. At the time of posting, Boston is holding steady as a 6.5-point home favorite over the red-hot Cavaliers, with the total rising to 217 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Celtics open up at 6.5-point favorites with a total of 217 at home against the Cavaliers today, and while both teams will be missing players tonight, Cleveland will be a little bit more short handed as they will be without Jarrett Allen, Mobley, and Okoro. Boston will have Tatum and Brown along with Schroder and Smart in the starting lineup, so it would appear Boston has the advantage in firepower tonight.<\/p>\n Cleveland is an ATS machine as they are 23-5 so far this season, and they\u2019ve covered 14 in a row. Those were with their full lineups or course, but the resiliency of this team has been incredible. They have won 10 out of 12 straight up, and their last two games have been convincing wins against teams with depleted rosters while they\u2019ve been depleted as well. Last game against Milwaukee was a 29 point win as Garland and Osman lead the way and that\u2019s big because both will be starting tonight.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, for Cleveland they will be missing their big interior scorers and that\u2019s been the weakness of Boston as of late without Horford in the lineup. The Cleveland defense has been really solid as of late as they\u2019ve held seven out of twelve opponents under 100 points, including the last three games.<\/p>\n Boston has been really bad on the perimeter this season as they give up the second most amount of points to point guards this season, so expect a big game from Garland tonight, and that\u2019s surely contributed to them losing five out of their last seven. This team doesn\u2019t really excel at any one point of the game, and are very reliant on Tatum for their scoring, and although Brown can be an impact player the rest of the roster doesn\u2019t contribute much on a consistent basis.<\/p>\n This lack of consistency, and contributions from the supporting cast makes it too difficult to lay six points against a Cleveland team who is the best ATS team in the league. I\u2019ll take the Cavaliers and the six points tonight as Cleveland keeps piling up ATS wins.<\/p>\n OFFICIAL PLAY: Cavaliers +6.5<\/p>\n Wednesday on WagerTalk TV: \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
\n Wed, Dec 22<\/th>\n NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Point Spread:<\/td>\n Boston Celtics -6.5 vs Cleveland Cavaliers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total:<\/td>\n 217 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Game Time:<\/td>\n 7:40pm ET \/ 4:40pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arena:<\/td>\n TD Garden in Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n TV:<\/td>\n NBC Sports Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Analysis<\/h2>\n
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