Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics odds, lines, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-17) and Boston Celtics (16-5) do battle at TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the Cavaliers-Celtics odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.


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Cavaliers at Celtics: Key injuries

Cavaliers: SG Dylan Windler (shin) is expected to be sidelined at least another week.

Celtics: SF Gordon Hayward (hand) is listed as questionable due to a hand injury after practicing Sunday, but he is not expected to play. SG Romeo Langford (ankle) and C Robert Williams (hip) are each listed as out.

Cavaliers at Celtics: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Celtics 112, Cavaliers 91

Moneyline (ML)

The Celtics (-1250) are overwhelming favorites, and no bettor can possibly justify risking more than 12 times their investment no matter how much of a certainty a straight-up victory appears.

New to sports betting? Every $10 wagered on a Celtics win would profit just $0.80 with an outright victory.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The CELTICS (13.5, –110) have covered the spread in four of the past five games overall, and they’re 4-1-1 ATS across the past six home contests. The Cavaliers (+13.5, -110) have managed a 1-5 ATS record in their past six trips to Boston, and they’re 1-3-1 ATS in the past five meetings overall.

Over/Under (O/U)

PASS. The total (215.5) is a risky play based upon the fact Hayward is not expected to be in the lineup, and the Cavaliers’ offensive struggles. If there is any lean, it is the Under (-110), which has connected in 12 of the past 17 meetings at TD Garden.

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