The Boston Celtics (16-5) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10) at TD Garden, starting at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. The Cavaliers are 11.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 225.
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Spread: Cavaliers (+11.5) to Cover
- The spread for this game suggested by the model (10.5 points) is a little bit less than the 11.5-point edge DraftKings gives to the Celtics, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- Cleveland’s ATS record is 9-12-2 this year.
- So far this season, Boston has compiled a 9-10-2 record against the spread.
- The Celtics are 3-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 11.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 225
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (223.5 points) slightly lower than the DraftKings over/under (225 points).
- A total of 10 times so far this year, Boston and its opponent have combined to score more than 225 points.
- So far this season, 12 Cleveland’s games have featured over 225 points scored.
- So far this season, 10 out of the Celtics’ 21 games have hit the over.
- A total of 11 Cavaliers games this season have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Celtics (-700)
- Prediction: Celtics 117, Cavaliers 106
- Boston has entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 16, or 76.2%, of those games.
- Cleveland has been an underdog in eight games this season and has come away with the win four times (50%) in those contests.
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Jayson Tatum Points Prop: Under 26.5
- Jayson Tatum puts up 27.3 points, 4.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game.
- The 26.5 points prop total set for Tatum on Tuesday is 0.8 fewer points than his season scoring average (27.3).
- Tatum has hit the over 10 times on a points prop this season (in 21 tries).
- The Cavaliers put up 110.5 points per game and allow 110.3, making them 24th in the NBA on offense and seventh on defense.
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