The Boston Celtics will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Celtics enter their game against the Cavaliers as double-digit favorites. The Celtics are favored by 11 points. The point total for the game is 208.5.
Celtics vs. Cavaliers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -11
- Total: 208.5
- Moneyline: Boston -588, Cleveland +426
Cavaliers at Celtics odds, spread, & more
Moneyline
- Boston has come away with 63 wins in the 79 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 23 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -588 or better on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Boston has a 85.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- Cleveland has gone 11-18 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 37.9% of those games).
- Cleveland has played as a moneyline underdog of +426 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Cleveland’s implied win probability is 19%.
Against the spread
- The Celtics average 120.6 points per game, 10.4 more points than the 110.2 the Cavaliers give up.
- Boston has a 40-21-3 record against the spread and a 57-7 record overall when scoring more than 110.2 points.
- Cleveland is 32-20-1 against the spread and 38-15 overall when it scores more than 109.2 points.
- Boston’s record is 36-12-3 against the spread and 47-4 overall when it gives up fewer than 112.6 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s second-ranked scoring team (120.6 PPG), while the Cavaliers rank seventh in points per game allowed (110.2) in the league.
- Cleveland is the NBA’s 20th-ranked offense (112.6 PPG), while Boston is the fifth-ranked defense (109.2).
- The Celtics have totaled 930 more points than their opponents this season (11.4 per game on average), and the Cavaliers have scored 198 more points than their opponents (2.4 per game).
- The average implied total for Boston this season is 119.1 points, 9.1 more points than its implied total of 110 points in Tuesday’s game.
- So far this season, Boston has scored more than 110 points in 65 games.
- The average implied point total on the year for Cleveland (114.4) is 15.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (99).
How to watch Celtics vs. Cavaliers
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
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