The Boston Celtics take a 1-0 series lead into Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The Celtics are listed as favorites by 7 points for the game, which airs on ABC at 8:00 PM ET. The point total is 215 for the matchup.
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Spread: Celtics (-7) to Cover
- The Celtics are the bet in this matchup. They’re favored by 4.4 more points in the model than DraftKings (11.4 to 7).
- Boston is 42-36-4 ATS this season.
- The Celtics have covered the spread 29 times this season (29-23-3 ATS) when playing as at least 7-point favorites.
- Dallas is 48-34-0 ATS this season.
- The Mavericks have been an underdog by 7 points or more seven times this year, and covered the spread in two of those games.
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Total: Over 215
- The DraftKings point total for this game is more than two possessions lower (13.2 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- In 66 games this season, Boston and its opponent have combined for more than 215 points.
- So far this season, 68 Dallas’ games have featured more than 215 points scored.
- In the Celtics’ 82 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 43 times.
- So far this year, 36 out of the Mavericks’ 82 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Celtics (-270)
- Prediction: Celtics 120, Mavericks 108
- Boston has won 63, or 79.7%, of the 79 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Dallas has been an underdog in 31 games this season and has come away with the win 12 times (38.7%) in those contests.
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Jayson Tatum Rebounds Prop: Over 10.5
- Jayson Tatum puts up 26.9 points, 8.1 boards and 4.9 assists per contest, shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from downtown with 3.1 made treys per contest (seventh in NBA).
- He has collected 8.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 fewer than his prop bet in Sunday’s game (10.5).
- He’s grabbed more rebounds than the total set for him by bookmakers 29 times this season in his 77 games with a prop.
- At 42.9 rebounds per game and 45.1 rebounds conceded, the Mavericks are 21st and 25th in the league, respectively.
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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