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Cleveland at Boston (05/06/2008)

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Away:  Cleveland [41-47 ATS]
Home:  Boston [56-31-2 ATS]

Game Time: 8:00 PM
Stadium: TD Banknorth Garden

Recent Meetings:
02/27/08 - CLE 87 vs. BOS 92
02/05/08 - BOS 113 vs. CLE 114
12/02/07 - CLE 70 vs. BOS 80

Team Leaders:

Cleveland:
Points: LeBron James (30.0)
Assists: LeBron James (7.2)
Rebounds: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (9.2)

Boston:
Points: Paul Pierce (19.3)
Assists: Rajon Rondo (5.3)
Rebounds: Kevin Garnett (9.2)

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BOSTON it is.......................................
 
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this games going under no matter what the total is
 
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Christ, -10 is a lot. I don't know if i will even play this game...
 
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Ilgauskas is my favorite NBA player since Joe Kleine! He's got those goofy looking denture looking caps or what ever they are. What a goofy looking mother f-er! Just makes me laugh watching that guy concentrate at throwing a FT.
Despite Ilgauskas good looks I still like Bos -10.
And like the under at first look.
 
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Cleveland +10  for the win! Count it!!!
 
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Cleveland is 3-0 ATS this season as an underdog, playing Boston!
 
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Boston - 104                       Cleveland - 96
Cavaliers +10                 over 184   
Too many to give the more rested club.
 
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That ten is a lot of points... So......
 
BOSTON ML
at game time
 
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i'm likeing the cavs. with  the 10,,,,,
look at the 7 games they played this year.
bos.92/ 87cavs
cleve114/113bos
bos80/70 cavs
109 cavs/ 113bos.ot
bos98/cavs96bos
bos104/cavs107
cavs94/93bos
 
pretty good alls ...
 
 
 
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IT MEANS I THINK I'M TAKEING THE CAVS PLUS THE 10
 
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Quote Originally Posted by rekamyenoM:

That ten is a lot of points... So......
 
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Whoa!  -650 is pretty steep and the Cavs could keep this one close if LaBron is up to his usual antics. 

I have to admit that I'm seriously intrigued by the Cavs @ +475 just for shits and grins, although I don't see Boston losing at home.

 
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BOSTON TO WIN   BUT NOT COVER 
 
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Ended up taking Under 92 for the 1st half and Cavs +10 (bought the hook) for the game.
 
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bos -9.5
ov 183.5
 
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This game has under written all over it.  Cavs playing in Boston should be a slow low scoring game.  Both teams have plenty of bigs to throw at one another to clog up the paint and make the offense kick out.  Plus offensive rebounding should be kept at a minimum, resulting in less second chance points, and most likely resulting in less easy put backs for easy buckets.  This is the playoffs people!  These games are nothing like the regular season (both teams O/U records 40-46-6) & 40-8-2).  Game 1 in the series is a "feeling out process" and normally keeps things even tighter.  I see this game in the 80's, maybe somebody hits low 90's with a total around 174-179.  Each team will eat the shot clock looking for the best look, neither will force a high paced tempo which you need to get in the 190's or better.  Under 184 all night long!  Make $
 
 
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Both teams are good defensively... however, Boston is even better defensively.  Boston is also good offensively.. Cleveland is just dreadful to watch on offense.  I've said it time and time again putting money on Cleveland or needing Cleveland to score will give anyone hemorrhoids.  Trades or no trades, everyone knows Cleveland is just LBJ, and Boston's top notch D will contain him at the Gawden.
 
Boston-98 Cleveland-82
 
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every time that these two have met this year, boston has led at half time.  Only in their last encounter did Boston actually cover the number at half, but considering that one was at home and the other one they would have missed at half by 1 pt, I gotta feel pretty good about that. 

Plus there are a few more factors working here.  Boston just got out of a 7 game series and were hot as hell in that last game, where as Cleveland has had a few extra days to rest.  The other two series' exhibiting this phenomenom were the jazz who came out flat and slow against the lakers, and the magic who went flat against the pistons.  In the same vein, they will be the ones riding the momentum from conquering what proved to be a much more challenging opponent than WAS was for cleveland in a more physical series than cleveland will probably bring them.

Also, come on now we're talking about The Garden, in the playoffs.  Not even Lebron could stop them early.  They'll get out to a big lead at half, and while I think that they will hold it late for the early blowout, smart money is on the half.
 
On a different note,  the games at the garden have gone under by a lot, Hard to see the same NOT happening here, especially with two VERY defensive teams. 

BOS 1st half
UNDER 183
BOS -10 (smaller play)

cleveland team total under may be a play too, still need to figure out what I'll do as far as that's concerned, but the 1st half and the under are the big plays
 
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I like under 183.5 and I will take it.
 
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lost to san antonio... gona bet on lebron..  nice guy.. they don't call him king for nothing....gl
 
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out of 44 games that cleveland played on the road this year, they only played 9 teams ranked in the TOP 1-13 in defense...... and here are the final scores in those games.....

loss@det74-109

loss@boston70-80

won@dallas88-81

won@toronto93-90

won@SA90-88

won@portland84-83

loss@houston77-92

loss@det71-85

won@philly91-90

ALL GAMES UNDER 183..........

ILL TAKE MY CHANCES WITH UNDER FOR  THE GAME.....AND UNDER AT THE HALF........

 
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oh by the way...
 
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cleveland +10
O 184
 
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cleveland +10.5
take it to the bank baby
 
 
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+ 9.5 is too much!
 
LBJ and the cavs will keep this game close... and maybe, just maybe, take Game 1 of the series...
 
taking the CAVS +9.5 / under
 
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