Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers (3-1) take on the Boston Celtics (3-1) on Friday, October 28, 2022 at TD Garden. The game will tip off at 4:30 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and BSOH.
The Celtics head into their matchup against the Cavaliers as a 6.5-point favorite. The over/under for the matchup is 218.5.
Celtics vs. Cavaliers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -6.5
- Total: 218.5
- Moneyline: Boston -251, Cleveland +205
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Cavaliers at Celtics odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (218.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 112 – Cavaliers 102
Moneyline
- Boston won 73.3% of the games last season in which it was favored on the moneyline (44-16).
- Boston had a record of 27-6 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -251 or shorter last year (81.8%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Boston has an implied win probability of 71.5%.
- Cleveland was underdogs 42 times last season and won 15, or 35.7%, of those games.
- Last season, Cleveland won six of its 18 games, or 33.3%, when it was the underdog by at least +205 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Cleveland has a 32.8% chance to win.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Celtics put up 6.1 more points per game (111.8) than the Cavaliers gave up (105.7).
- Boston went 36-16-1 against the spread and 41-12 overall last season when scoring more than 105.7 points.
- When Cleveland allowed fewer than 111.8 points last season, it went 33-20-2 against the spread and 40-15 overall.
- The Cavaliers put up just 3.3 more points per game last year (107.8) than the Celtics gave up (104.5).
- Cleveland went 31-17-2 against the spread and 31-19 overall when it scored more than 104.5 points last season.
- Boston had an ATS record of 32-13-1 and a 39-7 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 107.8 points.
- Last season, the Celtics were the NBA’s 12th-ranked offense (111.8 PPG), while the Cavaliers ranked fifth in defensive points per game (105.7) in the league.
- Cleveland’s squad was the 25th-ranked scoring team (107.8 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Boston allowed the fewest points per game (104.5).
- The Celtics totaled 597 more points than their opponents last season (7.3 per game on average), and the Cavaliers scored 174 more points than their opponents (2.1 per game).
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Over/Under
- Boston had an average implied point total of 111.0 last season, which is 2.0 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (113).
- Last year, Boston outscored its implied point total for this matchup (113) 37 times.
- The 110.5-point average implied total last season for Cleveland is 4.5 more points than the team’s 106-point implied total in this matchup.
- Cleveland put up more than 106 points in 15 games a season ago.
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How to watch Celtics vs. Cavaliers
- Game Day: Friday, October 28, 2022
- Game Time: 4:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-BOS and BSOH
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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