The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-1) will look to extend a five-game winning run when hosting the Boston Celtics (4-2) on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. This contest is at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN, BSOH, and NBCS-BOS.
The Celtics are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Cavaliers. The point total for the game is 220.
Celtics vs. Cavaliers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -1.5
- Total: 220
- Moneyline: Boston -123, Cleveland +103
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Celtics at Cavaliers odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Cavaliers (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (220)
- Prediction:
Cavaliers 116 – Celtics 111
Moneyline
- Boston has been the favorite in six games this season and has come away with the win four times (66.7%) in those contests.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win four times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -123 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Boston has an implied victory probability of 55.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Cleveland has been the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it split the games.
- Cleveland has a record of 1-1 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +103 or longer (50%).
- Cleveland has an implied moneyline win probability of 49.3% in this game.
Against the spread
- The Celtics average 116.7 points per game, 11.0 more points than the 105.7 the Cavaliers give up.
- Boston is 3-2 against the spread and 4-1 overall when scoring more than 105.7 points.
- Boston is 4-1 when scoring more than 105.7 points.
- Cleveland is 4-1 against the spread and 4-1 overall when giving up fewer than 116.7 points.
- Cleveland is 4-1 when giving up fewer than 116.7 points.
- The Cavaliers score an average of 117.7 points per game, just 3.2 more points than the 114.5 the Celtics give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 114.5 points, Cleveland is 4-0 against the spread and 4-0 overall.
- Cleveland is 4-0 when it scores more than 114.5 points.
- Boston is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall when it allows fewer than 117.7 points.
- Boston is 3-0 when it gives up fewer than 117.7 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s 12th-ranked scoring team (116.7 PPG), while the Cavaliers rank second in points per game allowed (105.7) in the league.
- The seventh-ranked scoring NBA team (117.7 PPG) is Cleveland, while the Boston squad ranks 18th in the league defensively (114.5 PPG).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by just 13 points this season (2.2 points per game on average), and the Cavaliers have put up 72 more points than their opponents on the year (12.0 per game).
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Over/Under
- Boston’s average implied point total this year is 2.0 more points than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (113.0 implied points on average compared to 111 implied points in this game).
- This season, Boston has recorded more than 111 points in five games.
- Cleveland’s average implied point total on the season (111.3 points) is 2.3 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (109 points).
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How to watch Celtics vs. Cavaliers
- Game Day: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
- Game Time: 4:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, BSOH, and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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