The Boston Celtics will take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
The Celtics are a 6.5-point favorite against the Mavericks when the Celtics and the Mavericks square off. The over/under for the game is set at 214.5.
Celtics vs. Mavericks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -6.5
- Total: 214.5
- Moneyline: Boston -250, Dallas +205
Mavericks at Celtics odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (214.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 120 – Mavericks 109
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 50 times in 57 chances when named as a favorite of at least -250 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 71.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- Dallas is 11-19 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 36.7% of those games).
- Dallas has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +205 or longer in seven chances.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Dallas a 32.8% chance to win.
Against the spread
- The Celtics score 120.6 points per game, 5.0 more points than the 115.6 the Mavericks allow.
- Boston has a 37-20-3 record against the spread and a 54-6 record overall when putting up more than 115.6 points.
- When it scores more than 109.2 points, Dallas is 42-21 against the spread and 44-19 overall.
- Boston’s record is 39-20-4 against the spread and 54-9 overall when it gives up fewer than 117.9 points.
- The Celtics are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (120.6 PPG), while the Mavericks allow the 20th-fewest points per game (115.6) in the league.
- Dallas is the NBA’s seventh-ranked offense (117.9 PPG), while Boston is the fifth-ranked defense (109.2).
- The Celtics have totaled a total of 930 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 11.4 per game), and the Mavericks have out-scored opponents by 181 points on the season (2.3 more per game).
- The average implied total for Boston this season is 119.1 points, 8.1 more points than its implied total of 111 points in Thursday’s game.
- This season, Boston has totaled more than 111 points in a game 64 times.
- Dallas’ average implied point total on the year (120.2 points) is 16.2 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (104 points).
How to watch Celtics vs. Mavericks
- Game Day: Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Watch on Fubo!
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