Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10) face Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (16-5) on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at TD Garden, at 7:30 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and BSOH.
The Celtics enter their game against the Cavaliers as a 10-point favorite. The game’s over/under is set at 224.5.
Celtics vs. Cavaliers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:37 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Boston -10
- Total: 224.5
- Moneyline: Boston -493, Cleveland +372
Cavaliers at Celtics odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 10)
- Pick OU:
Under (224.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 117 – Cavaliers 106
- Boston has been the favorite in 21 games this season and has come away with the win 16 times (76.2%) in those contests.
- Boston has yet to lose in seven games when named as at least a -493 moneyline favorite.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 83.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Cleveland has won 50% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (4-4).
- Cleveland has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +372 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Cleveland’s implied win probability is 21.2%.
- The Celtics average 117.3 points per game, 7.0 more points than the 110.3 the Cavaliers allow.
- Boston has a 9-5-1 record against the spread and a 13-2 record overall when scoring more than 110.3 points.
- Cleveland has put together an 8-6-1 ATS record and a 10-5 overall record in games it scores more than 108.8 points.
- Boston is 8-3-1 against the spread and 11-1 overall when it gives up fewer than 110.5 points.
- The Celtics are at the seventh spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (117.3 PPG), while the Cavaliers allow the seventh-fewest points per game (110.3) in the league.
- The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (110.5 PPG) is Cleveland, while the Boston squad ranks third in the league defensively (108.8 PPG).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 178 points this season (8.5 points per game on average), and the Cavaliers have put up only five more points than their opponents on the year (0.2 per game).
Over/Under
- Boston has an average implied point total of 117.3 this season, which is 0.3 points higher than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (117).
- This season, Boston has put up more than 117 points in 12 games.
- The 113.3-point average implied total on the season for Cleveland is 6.3 more points than the team’s 107-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Celtics vs. Cavaliers
- Game Day: Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-BOS and BSOH
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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