Celtics -7.5 (-110) over Cavaliers
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- Boston has won 11 straight games and they are winning their games by an average of 11.4 points per game this season.
- Cleveland is set to be without both Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus for this game, which will really hurt their offense.
The Boston Celtics are set to face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 5, 2024 at 7:30 pm EST. The initial betting odds favor the Celtics at -7.5, with the Cavaliers as +7.5 underdogs. Early betting action shows 67% of spread bets on the Celtics and 33% on the Cavaliers. The total opening at 219.0 has yet to see a clear trend towards the over or under. Don't miss this exciting matchup between two Eastern Conference rivals!
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While we are tempted to take the home team in this Celtics vs Cavaliers matchup, the Boston Celtics are just too good to justify doing that. Boston has won 11 games in a row and they are the only choice in terms of which team will cover the spread in this matchup. Cleveland is without its top player in Donovan Mitchell, which will cause them major problems against the best team in the NBA right now, even if the Cavs are on their home floor.
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Boston Celtics
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Team Stats Per Game
Team Stats Per 100 Poss
BOS
Team Stats Per 100 Poss
CLE
15 Games 17 42.1 FG 40.8 91.0 FGA 88.7 .463 FG% .460 19.3 3Pt-FG 14.1 50.8 3Pt-FGA 37.0 .379 3Pt% .382 22.9 2Pt-FG 26.6 40.3 2Pt-FGA 51.7 .568 2Pt% .515 18.8 FT 15.7 22.9 FTA 19.9 .819 FT% .790 10.3 ORB 10.4 32.7 DRB 31.0 43.0 TRB 41.4 26.0 AST 25.6 7.2 STL 7.2 4.9 BLK 4.4 12.1 TOV 15.7 16.6 PF 18.2 122.3 PTS 111.5
BOS
Team Stats Per 100 Poss
CLE
15 Games 17 43.0 FG 46.1 91.2 FGA 88.3 .472 FG% .522 12.2 3Pt-FG 15.4 35.3 3Pt-FGA 37.0 .346 3Pt% .416 30.8 2Pt-FG 30.7 55.9 2Pt-FGA 51.3 .551 2Pt% .598 14.3 FT 16.2 18.6 FTA 20.5 .769 FT% .793 10.5 ORB 8.7 32.9 DRB 34.0 43.4 TRB 42.7 25.8 AST 28.6 7.0 STL 9.1 4.2 BLK 5.2 14.0 TOV 13.1 19.9 PF 18.0 112.5 PTS 123.8 Four Factors
BOS
Four Factors
CLE
.569 eFG% .540 10.7 TOV% 13.9 23.9 RB% 76.6 .206 FT/FGA .177
BOS
Four Factors
CLE
.539 eFG% .609 12.4 TOV% 11.9 75.7 RB% 22.0 .157 FT/FGA .184 Analytics
BOS
Analytics
CLE
11 Pythag Wins 14 4 Pythag Losses 3 9.73 Margin Of Victory 12.29 122.3 O Rtg 123.8 112.5 D Rtg 111.5 97.3 Pace 99.8 .252 FTr .232 .558 3PAr .419 .605 TS% .636 Betting Trends
BOS
Betting Trends
CLE
OVERALL OVERALL 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 131.67 Avg Score 110.33 99 Avg Opp Score 113 AWAY HOME 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 2-0-1 ATS W/L/P 0-3-0 121 Avg Score 109.33 108 Avg Opp Score 114
BOS
Betting Trends
CLE
OVERALL OVERALL 5-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 5-0-0 ATS W/L/P 1-4-0 128 Avg Score 113.2 102.2 Avg Opp Score 112.6 AWAY HOME 5-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 3-1-1 ATS W/L/P 0-5-0 123.2 Avg Score 111.4 108 Avg Opp Score 114
BOS
Betting Trends
CLE
OVERALL OVERALL 10-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 5-5-0 6-3-1 ATS W/L/P 2-8-0 126.2 Avg Score 112 105.9 Avg Opp Score 110.6 AWAY HOME 8-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 5-4-1 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 118.9 Avg Score 118.3 112.1 Avg Opp Score 109.5 Head to Head
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