Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Prop Pick: Can Jayson Tatum Snap Shooting Slump in Game 5?
The Boston Celtics are heavily favored to emerge victorious in Game 5 against the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight, but will Jayson Tatum play a big role in it? Krabs is fading the public on Tatum's controversial player prop tonight in his Celtics vs. Cavaliers prop pick for Game 5.
Krabs - May 15, 2024, 4:24 PM EDT
5 minBoston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Prop Pick: Can Jayson Tatum Snap Shooting Slump in Game 5?
The Celtics are up 3-1 against the Cavaliers, on their way to another Eastern Conference Finals. The narrative hasn’t been all positive for Boston though, as Jayson Tatum has been getting mocked on social media for his inability to cash his 3-PT prop. Will the Celtics biggest star step up in what is probably the final game of this series?
CAVALIERS VS. CELTICS GAME 5 DATE, TIME, AND WHERE TO WATCH
- Date: May 15, 2024
- Start Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Where to Watch: TNT
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS VS. BOSTON CELTICS PREDICTION
It’s not like the shots haven’t been there for Tatum. He’s coming off back to back games with eight 3-PT attempts. He actually made his first two threes in his last game, but then went on to miss his next six attempts. After getting “trolled” on social media for not being able to cash for bettors this entire playoffs, I have a feeling he’s going to make things right on Wednesday night.
Right now, the Cavaliers have enough to worry about defensively as some of their best players remain out due to injury. If Tatum hasn’t been burning them from deep, they aren’t going to over-extend themselves and try to limit his attempts anymore than they currently are. If anything, they might lean into his struggles and see if they can capitalize on his recent misses from behind the three-point arc.
I like points in this game tonight with the total moving up. The Celtics lost the last game they played at home in this series. They will be on their toes and won’t let the Cavs catch them off-guard for a second straight night at home, hence the ginormous spread in this game. Instead of laying the points (which I do like), let’s target Boston’s star player to do what he hasn’t accomplished all playoffs… cash the over on his 3-PT prop tonight.
The volume is there for Tatum behind the arc, and the sportsbooks wouldn’t be advertising his struggles or putting the odds at (-115) for him to cash this prop tonight if they didn’t think the public would fade him. Let’s take the nastiest, most contrarian play on the board in this game and fade the public, backing Tatum to hit 3+ threes for the first time this playoffs.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS VS. BOSTON CELTICS PICK
Pick: Jayson Tatum o2.5 3-PT Made (-115) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
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