This is a good measuring-stick game for the Celtics, who were blown out the last time they took their home floor, to see where they stack up against the best team in the East. The Cavaliers bounced back from their blowout home loss to Chicago with a win over the Bucks, but it was close all the way and Cleveland still looked a bit sluggish throughout. This one should mean more to Boston and I’m sensing a potential flat spot for the Cavs as the regular-season stretch run looms.

The Cavs lead the Celtics by four games in the East entering Wednesday night's showdown in Boston. While Cleveland has won three straight meetings, the last two were tight, resulting in a Boston cover and a push. My simulations show Boston winning this one 59 percent of the time, making this a play either on the spread or the money line. Back the Celtics.