The Dallas Mavericks (34-25) will look to Luka Doncic (first in NBA, 34.4 points per game) to help beat Jayson Tatum (ninth in league, 27) and the Boston Celtics (46-12) on Friday, March 1, 2024 at TD Garden, at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and WFAA.
The Celtics take the court as 9.5-point favorites against the Mavericks. The matchup features a point total of 236.
Celtics vs. Mavericks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -9.5
- Total: 236
- Moneyline: Boston -462, Dallas +355
Mavericks at Celtics odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 9.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (236)
- Prediction:
Celtics 123 – Mavericks 111
- Boston has been the favorite in 56 games this season and has come away with the win 45 times (80.4%) in those contests.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 20 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -462 or better on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Boston has a 82.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Dallas has won 36% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (9-16).
- Dallas has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +355 or longer in two chances.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Dallas’ implied win probability is 22%.
- The Celtics score just 3.1 more points per game (120.7) than the Mavericks give up (117.6).
- Boston has an 18-15-2 record against the spread and a 31-4 record overall when scoring more than 117.6 points.
- Dallas has put together a 30-13 ATS record and a 33-10 overall record in games it scores more than 110.2 points.
- Boston has an ATS record of 25-16-4 and a 39-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 118.9 points.
- The Celtics are at the fifth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (120.7 PPG), while the Mavericks allow the 20th-fewest points per game (117.6) in the league.
- Dallas is the NBA’s seventh-ranked offense (118.9 PPG), while Boston is the fifth-ranked defense (110.2).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 605 points this season (10.5 points per game on average), and the Mavericks have put up 75 more points than their opponents on the year (1.3 per game).
Over/Under
- Boston has an average implied point total of 119.9 this season, which is 3.1 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (123).
- So far this season, Boston has scored more than 123 points in 25 games.
- The average implied point total on the year for Dallas (120.6) is 7.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (113).
How to watch Celtics vs. Mavericks
- Game Day: Friday, March 1, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and WFAA
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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