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
28 Games 29 42.1 FG 40.0 92.2 FGA 88.2 .457 FG% .454 18.8 3Pt-FG 13.4 51.4 3Pt-FGA 36.3 .366 3Pt% .369 23.3 2Pt-FG 26.6 40.8 2Pt-FGA 52.0 .570 2Pt% .512 17.4 FT 16.5 21.7 FTA 20.9 .800 FT% .792 10.9 ORB 10.6 34.7 DRB 32.7 45.6 TRB 43.3 26.1 AST 24.8 7.5 STL 7.7 5.6 BLK 4.6 11.9 TOV 15.9 16.2 PF 19.0 120.4 PTS 110.0
BOS
Team Stats Per 100 Poss
CLE
28 Games 29 41.9 FG 44.7 91.6 FGA 88.5 .457 FG% .505 12.8 3Pt-FG 15.9 36.4 3Pt-FGA 39.3 .350 3Pt% .405 29.1 2Pt-FG 28.8 55.1 2Pt-FGA 49.1 .528 2Pt% .585 13.8 FT 16.3 17.8 FTA 21.1 .777 FT% .775 10.3 ORB 9.5 34.6 DRB 34.1 44.9 TRB 43.6 24.6 AST 28.3 6.9 STL 9.1 4.0 BLK 4.5 13.6 TOV 13.4 19.3 PF 18.1 110.3 PTS 121.6 Four Factors
BOS
Four Factors
CLE
.558 eFG% .529 10.5 TOV% 14.0 24.0 RB% 76.3 .189 FT/FGA .187
BOS
Four Factors
CLE
.527 eFG% .595 12.0 TOV% 12.0 77.1 RB% 22.5 .151 FT/FGA .185 Analytics
BOS
Analytics
CLE
22 Pythag Wins 23 6 Pythag Losses 6 10.00 Margin Of Victory 11.62 120.4 O Rtg 121.6 110.3 D Rtg 110.0 98.3 Pace 100.1 .236 FTr .238 .557 3PAr .445 .591 TS% .622 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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