Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Betting Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26) will look to Donovan Mitchell (eighth in the league scoring 27.4 points per game) when they try to hold off Jayson Tatum (sixth in the NBA with 30.3 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (45-20) on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The Cavaliers are 6.5-point home favorites in the matchup, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on BSOH and NBCS-BOS. The matchup has an over/under set at 218.5 points.

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How do I watch Cavaliers vs. Celtics

• Game Day: Monday, March 6, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSOH and NBCS-BOS
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

Betting Lines for Cleveland vs. Boston

Cavaliers Betting Stats & Information

• The Cavaliers have won 71.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (37-15).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -250 or shorter, Cleveland has a record of 17-2 (89.5% win percentage).
• The Cavaliers’ ATS record is 36-29-1 this season.
• In games this season they were favored by 6.5 points or more, the Cavaliers have a 14-5-1 record against the spread.
• The average point total for Cleveland’s games this year is 0.1 fewer points than the over/under of 218.5 in this matchup.
• A total of 31 of the Cavaliers’ 65 games with a set total have hit the over (47.7%).

Boston Betting Stats & Info

• This season, the Celtics have won two out of the four games in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Boston has played as an underdog of +204 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The Celtics have covered the spread in a game 32 times this season (32-30-3).
• The Celtics have a perfect 1-0 ATS record when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs.
• The average total in Boston’s games this season is 11.6 more points than the point total of 218.5 for this outing.
• This year, Celtics games have hit the over 34 times.

Cavaliers vs. Celtics Season Stat Comparison

Cavaliers vs. Celtics Injury Updates

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This Matchup’s Impact Players

Cleveland Cavaliers Leaders

• The scoring leader for the Cavaliers this season is Mitchell (among active players), who averages 27.4 points, four rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.
• Jarrett Allen adds 14.7 points, 1.6 assists and 9.8 rebounds per matchup. Darius Garland puts up 22 points, 7.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds a game.
• Mitchell leads active Cavaliers in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.6 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Boston Celtics Leaders

• Tatum’s averages this season are 30.3 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
• Marcus Smart also contributes 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.
• Tatum is reliable from deep with 3.3 made threes per game.

Recent Performance

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