The Dallas Mavericks (34-25) will use Luka Doncic (NBA1) to defeat Jayson Tatum (9th in the league, 27 points) and the Boston Celtics (46-12) on Friday, March 1. 34.4 points per game). 2024, TD Garden, 7:30pm ET on ESPN, NBCS-BOS, WFAA.
The Celtics take the court as 9.5 point favorites against the Mavericks. There are a total of 236 points in this matchup.
Celtics vs Mavericks betting odds
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- Spread: Boston -9.5
- total: 236
- Money line: Boston -462, Dallas +355
Mavericks vs. Celtics odds, spread, etc.
prediction
- Select ATS: Celtics (-9.5)
- Please select an organizational unit:
Under (236)
- prediction:
Celtics 123 – Mavericks 111
money line
- Boston has been the favorite in 56 games this season, winning 45 of those games (80.4%).
- This season, Boston has won 20 of 21 chances when the money line is at least a -462 favorite to win.
- Bookmakers look at the money line set for this matchup and suggest Boston has an 82.2% chance of winning.
- Dallas won 36% of its games this season but was an underdog on the money line (9-16).
- Dallas has yet to win a game when entering play as a money-line underdog with odds of +355 or better on two occasions.
- Based on the money line for this game, Dallas has an implied probability of winning of 22%.
against proliferation
- The Celtics allow just 3.1 more points per game (120.7) than the Mavericks concede (117.6).
- Boston has an 18-15-2 record against the spread and a 31-4 overall record when scoring 117.6 points or more.
- Dallas is 30-13 ATS and 33-10 overall in games scoring 110.2 points or more.
- Boston has a 25-16-4 ATS record and a 39-6 overall record when opponents score less than 118.9 points.
- The Celtics rank fifth in the NBA in scoring (120.7 ppg), while the Mavericks allow the 20th fewest points per game in the league (117.6).
- Dallas has the seventh-ranked offense in the NBA (118.9 PPG) and Boston has the fifth-ranked defense (110.2).
- The Celtics have outscored their opponents by a total of 605 points this season (10.5 points per game), and the Mavericks have outscored their opponents by 75 points on the year (1.3 points per game).
- Boston's average implied points this season is 119.9 points, 3.1 points lower than the implied points in Friday's game (123 points).
- Boston has scored at least 123 points in 25 games this season so far.
- Dallas' average implied total points for the year (120.6) is 7.6 more than the team's implied total in this matchup (113).
How to watch Celtics vs. Mavericks
- Game day: Friday, March 1, 2024
- Game time: 7:30pm ET
- TV channel: ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and WFAA
- position: boston, massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV channel: NBC Sports Network
- Live stream: Check it out on Fubo!
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