ATLANTA (39 - 47) at BOSTON (68 - 18)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-7 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-7 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON (44 - 42) at CLEVELAND (48 - 38)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 47-38 ATS (+5.2 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 17-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 13-11 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 16-9 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
13 of 25 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Eastern Conference
Opening Round
Game Five
Cleveland Leads, 3-1
Washington at Cleveland, 6:05 ET
Washington:
21-12 ATS as road underdog
13-3 ATS after a loss by 3 points or less
Cleveland:
17-26 ATS at home
13-26 ATS off ATS win
Eastern Conference
Opening Round
Game Five
Series Tied, 2-2
Atlanta at Boston, 8:35 ET
Atlanta:
12-24 ATS as road underdog
10-20 ATS after covering 2 of their last 3
Boston:
25-15 ATS as home favorite
14-5 ATS playing with double revenge
NBA Trend Sheet
6:00 PM WASHINGTON vs. CLEVELAND
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Washington is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
8:30 PM ATLANTA vs. BOSTON
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Boston
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NBA Tips and Trends
Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers
Wizards: Surprisingly, Brendan Haywood is the only Washington player to step up his play in the postseason. Haywood is averaging 13 points, up from 10.6 during the regular season. He has also reportedly told Cleveland star LeBron James to stop whining about foul calls and just play basketball. Insiders expect the Wizards to go all out in Game 5, down 3-1. ?We are going to throw everything we can at them,? Wizard head coach Eddie Jordan said. ?We will change up defenses. We will try to keep them off balance as much as we can. We have to create more offense. We just have to play like it?s a Game 7.?
Wizards are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Wednesday games.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 93
Cavs (-4.5, O/U 192): Cleveland needed somebody to step up in Game 4 besides James, and Delonte West rose to the occasion. West hit the biggest shot of his young career - beating the Wizards on Sunday with a 3-pointer - and finished with 21 points. ?I?m sure Washington is having a flashback,? said James, referring to Damon Jones beating them in Game 6 of their 2006 first-round series. ?We?ve definitely hit some big shots in this place.? The Cavs hit 13-of-28 3-pointers in Game 4 after making only 2-of-16 in Game 3.
Favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The UNDER is 8-2 in Cleveland's last 10 games overall.
The UNDER is 16-5 in Cleveland's last 21 home games.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 98
Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics
Hawks: Joe Johnson and Josh Smith scored all 32 of Atlanta's points in the fourth quarter of Game 4, and they will be playing at home at least 1 more time in the series. Johnson scored 20 of his career playoff-high 35 points in the fourth quarter while Smith's free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining sealed the victory. ?It?s unbelievable,? Hawks head coach Mike Woodson said. ?Joe Johnson willed us to win. He was hot and we continued to get him the ball.?
Hawks are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 Wednesday games.
The OVER is 11-5 in Atlanta's last 16 games overall.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 87
Celtics (-13.5, O/U 187.5): Boston will have no excuses back at home in Game 5 after seeing this series surprisingly tied at 2-2. The Celtics did not like Atlanta forward Al Horford getting in the face of Paul Pierce after hitting a late jumper in Game 3 and believe the Hawks are getting too high on themselves. ?We?re going to have to find our team chemistry really quick,? Boston point guard San Cassell said. ?Game Five is not going to be easy just because we are at home. The Hawks have confidence and they think they can beat us. They?ve beaten us the past two nights, so we are going to have to step it up back in Boston.?
Celtics are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 home games.
Celtics are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 games overall.
Key Injuries - NONE
PROJECTED SCORE: 101