I know you remember this scene from mid-December. Kevin Garnett lashes into Glen “Big Baby” Davis late in a win over Portland, and then Davis promptly proceeds to cry on the Boston bench. Now, a championship team with great NBA odds shouldn’t have any criers on the team, should they?

Fast forward to Sunday’s Game 4 in Orlando, and everyone in the arena expected the ball to go to Paul Pierce, Ray Allen or Rajon Rondo, but those looking over their NBA odds would have never expected Davis to hit the game-winning shot. But there he was, hitting an 18-foot jumper to give the Celtics a 95-94 win to even the series up at two games apiece. Davis has elevated his game in the postseason in Garnett’s absence, putting up 16.4 points and 6.0 boards, and if he keeps this up, the Celtics’ NBA odds won’t take a big drop without their defensive leader on the court.  That shot may have broken the Magic completely, so it wouldn’t be a bad choice to take the Celtics tomorrow night in your US-friendly sportsbook.

The Boston Celtics-Cleveland Cavaliers series has been extremely unpredictable by NBA standards. As a matter of fact, some college football betting fans or NFL football betting fans might be looking at this series and saying there have been more twists and turns than an NFL playoffs, or an upcoming UFC 116 Betting Event.

The two teams square off for a critical Game 5 on Tuesday night and the question is how strong is the elbow of LeBron James? It’s tough to gauge right now as when he had three days rest, he shredded the Celtics. On one day’s rest, he’s been wonky. Game 5 will be critical as the team that wins this contest likely wins the series.

Game 5: Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Sports Betting Odds: Cavaliers -7.5

It’s hard not to like the value offered here with the Celtics. Let’s be realistic: they have been blown out once in this series and have been in each and every other game. As a matter of fact, they have dominated at times – including the last time these two teams were in Cleveland in Game 2.

James’ elbow is the problem. And so is Rajan Rondo. The Celtics point guard has clearly been the best member of the aging squad but he has carried them. He had a ridiculous triple-double in Game 4 and if he plays like that again – or dishes out 19 assists as he did in Game 2 – then the Celtics could win this game.

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers need to be dominant. They were in the regular season but this series has been a different story.

It’s hard to bet against the Cavaliers in this contest but eight points is too much to lay.

Sports betting Pick: Celtics +7.5