Boston at Cleveland

The Boston Celtics have defied the odds with all the injuries they have sustained, especially to their top two players Irving and Hayward. They have really gotten substantial contributions from youngsters, Tatum, Brown, and Rozier. However, youth has a price and there has been a rather large distinction of how that has played out, home vs away. With their rabid home fans, the Celtics have run the table at home where they are a perfect 9-0 SU/ATS. The numbers are far from as glistening on the road where they are just 1-4 SU. It shows up very well in the stats. Boston has averaged 110.1 points per game at home, and a woeful 94. 6ppg on the road. They go from a home scoring margin of +11.3 ppg to one on the road reading -9.0 ppg. That is over a 20 point swing, and it has really showed up in the first half where Boston has managed just 40 ppg in the first half on the road with the average points scored at 91 for both teams. Cleveland is in desperation mode down 2-0 in the series, and will likely come out strong early, while Boston has proven to not be the same team with all their youth on the road. Play the first half UNDER, and Cleveland for the cover.