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Steve Merril's NBA Report - Sunday

Below are two NBA opinions for Sunday night.

CLEVELAND -3 (vs. Golden State) – 6:05 pm ET #504

The Cavaliers are finally getting healthy and they should start playing up to their expectations. Cleveland has won each of their past two home games and they have the advantage of two days of rest, while Golden State must travel and play back-to-back road games after losing at New Jersey last night.

The Cavaliers match up well in this series with a perfect 3-0 SU/ATS record versus the Warriors the past two seasons, including an outright 104-100 road underdog win at Golden State earlier this season.

BOSTON -9½ (vs. Orlando) – 6:35 pm ET #508

The Celtics are a fantastic 21-3 SU this season, but their first loss actually came down at Orlando on November 18th and this should ensure a focused effort by the Celtics tonight.

Boston fits a solid 88-56 ATS Class-A home revenge situation and the Magic are in poor current form, going just 2-6 SU in their past eight games after starting the season 16-4 SU. Orlando’s problem has been on defense as they have allowed 47% shooting or worse in five of their past six games and have allowed 111+ points in three of their past four contests.

Boston is an explosive offensive team that averages 100.4 points per game and 49% shooting at home this season where they stand 13-1 SU (10-4 ATS) with an average win by +19.2 points per game.

 

Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2007 by Registered CommenterSteve Merril in | CommentsPost a Comment

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