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Boston at Cleveland

May 16, 2008
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This is a crucial game six and being that it is in Cleveland, we like the UNDER. The Celtics have struggled offensively throughout the playoffs on the road and have yet to break through to the win column. Their offensive output on the road in the playoffs so far? 93, 92, 100, 84 and 77. Even against the Hawks as you can see they managed just 95 ppg. Versus Cleveland in this building it has dropped to 80.5. The Cavs in the LeBron era have gone UNDER 14-7 in home playoff games. As we go deeper into the series, as we noted yesterday, the defense becomes even more of a focal point. Game 6's in the semi-final round have averaged 18 ppg less than the average of the first five games, and the way these teams have gone through extended droughts, we certainly are not looking for a shootout here. We'll back the history and what we have seen in this series specifically on the offensive end (or, better stated, what we haven't seen on the offensive end). Take the UNDER.

3 units on 1st ½ Total UNDER 89 -110 (risk 3 to return 3)
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Boston Celtics
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69
Cleveland Cavaliers
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24
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74
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