Celtics vs. Cavaliers NBA Odds Prediction, Spread, Tv Channel, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for December 14

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Game Info

• Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, and BSOH

A pair of the league's best scorers match up when Jayson Tatum (eighth, 27.4 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (17-5) host Donovan Mitchell (eighth, 27.4 PPG) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-11) on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET on NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, and BSOH. The Celtics are 9-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 225.5 points.

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. Cavaliers Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (74.4%)

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Betting Trends

• The Celtics have put together a 9-11-2 record against the spread this season.
• The Cavaliers have 11 wins against the spread in 24 games this year.
• Games involving the Celtics have hit the over 10 times out of 24 chances this season.
• Cavaliers games this year have gone over the total in 12 of 24 opportunities (50%).
• Boston has done a better job covering the spread in home games (7-4-0) than it has in road games (2-7-2).
• When playing at home, the Celtics exceed the total 54.5% of the time (six of 11 games). They've hit the over in 36.4% of games on the road (four of 11 contests).
• Cleveland's winning percentage against the spread at home is .333 (4-7-1). On the road, it is .583 (7-5-0).
• In 2023-24 a lower percentage of the Cavaliers' games have finished above the over/under at home (41.7%, five of 12) than away (58.3%, seven of 12).

Celtics Leaders

• Tatum is averaging 27.4 points, 8.8 boards and 4.2 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.0 steal and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Jaylen Brown averages 22.1 points, 4.8 boards and 3.3 assists, shooting 46.8% from the floor and 33.6% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Jrue Holiday averages 12.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists, shooting 43.7% from the field and 38.5% from downtown, with 1.8 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Derrick White averages 15.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists, shooting 48.2% from the floor and 42.5% from downtown, with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game.
• Kristaps Porzingis averages 19.2 points, 6.6 boards and 1.9 assists, shooting 52.9% from the field and 33.7% from downtown, with 1.7 made treys per game.

Cavaliers Leaders

• Per game, Mitchell provides the Cavaliers 27.4 points, 5.7 boards and 5.1 assists. He also averages 1.9 steals (second in league) and 0.4 blocks.
• Max Strus' numbers on the season are 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He is draining 41.7% of his shots from the floor and 36.7% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.9 treys.
• Darius Garland averages 20.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists. He is making 47.4% of his shots from the floor and 34.0% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 triples per contest.
• The Cavaliers are getting 12.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Jarrett Allen.
• Caris LeVert averages 14.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He is sinking 41.1% of his shots from the floor and 30.8% from 3-point range, with 1.6 triples per game.

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