Tonight's NBA Basketball game features the Boston Celtics traveling to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers. The Celtics are coming off a close loss to the New York Knicks in their last game, while the Cavaliers are coming off a big win against the Detroit Pistons.
Looking at the Raymond Report information, the Boston Celtics are listed as the road team with a +5 point spread, while the Cleveland Cavaliers are the home team with a -5 point spread. The over/under for the game is set at 219 points.
The PVI rating on winning for Boston is 74.61%, indicating they are likelier to come out on top in this matchup. However, the PVI rating on the game going under is only 40.89%, suggesting that the game may have a higher-scoring outcome.
Boston's road team strength of schedule in their last seven games is listed at 57.14%, indicating that they have played against tough opponents recently. The team is currently on a streak of 2 straight and 4 ATS losses, with their last game going over the total points line. The road team's percentage of covering the spread is 48%, while the percentage of the game going under is 56%. The predicted point for Boston is 118.57, with predicted points against 115.28.
The team is currently on a streak of 1 straight win, and 3 ATS wins, with their last game going under the total points line. On the other hand, Cleveland's home team strength of schedule in their last seven games is listed at 48.98%, indicating that they have played against slightly weaker opponents. The home team percentage of covering the spread is 58%, while the percentage of the game going under is also 58%. The predicted points for Cleveland are 112.49, with predicted points of 107.21.
In summary, according to the Raymond Report information, the Boston Celtics are favored to win this matchup, with a higher PVI rating on winning and higher predicted points for score. However, the game may have a higher scoring outcome, with a higher percentage of the game going over the total points line. It will be interesting to see how the game plays out and whether Boston can bounce back from their recent losses or if Cleveland can build on their recent win.
