NBA Betting Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics

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SBG Global Opening Line: Celtics - 7 , Total 179.5

The defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics open up defense of their title on Tuesday as they host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The preseason was virtually flawless for the Celtics and they look poised for another great season. "We feel like we've picked up where we've left off," Boston's Ray Allen said, "It's hard to disagree with anything we did last year, even though we think, 'I can do this a little bit better,' [or] 'I can do that a little bit better,' we got to a point last year where we did better by doing less, a lot of us."

SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Celtics at Home.

Boston has not won back-to-back titles since 1969 but Paul Pierce believes this team could do it. "The confidence has grown from winning a championship," Pierce said. "The guys love that feeling. For us to do it again would be a hell of an accomplishment because a Celtics team hasn't done it in 40 years."

The Cavaliers are not rolling over for the Celtics on Tuesday. They have LeBron James who is one of the favorites to win the MVP award this season and they have newcomer Mo Williams.

Here are the NBA betting stats for Tuesday's game. The Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Atlantic. The Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Boston. The underdog is 9-4-1 ATS in the last 14 meetings between the two teams.

The Celtics are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Celtics are 15-5 ATS in their last 20 home games. The Celtics are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Tuesday games. The Celtics are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 vs. the Central.

The Under is 8-3 in the Cavaliers last 11 vs. the Atlantic. The Over is 15-6-1 in the Cavaliers last 22 Tuesday games. The Under is 13-6 in the Cavaliers last 19 overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Celtics last 5 home games. The Under is 5-2 in the Celtics last 7 Tuesday games. The Under is 20-9 in the Celtics last 29 vs. the Central.

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