The Cleveland Cavaliers (48-10) travel to face off against the Boston Celtics (42-17) on Friday, February 28th. This game will be played at TD Garden in Boston and televised on ESPN. The Cavaliers are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Celtics are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Celtics. Tip-off is set for 7:30 ET.

Cavaliers vs Celtics

The Cavaliers Are Coming Off A Win

The Cavaliers improved to 48-10 this season with a dominant 122-82 win over the Magic on Tuesday. Cleveland, favored by 6.5 points, covered the spread with ease. The total score of 204 points fell short of the 218.5-point O/U line.

Cleveland set the tone early, leading 34-16 after the 1st quarter. Orlando fought back in the 2nd, outscoring the Cavs 27-23, but Cleveland responded with a 12-0 run, extending their lead from 110-78 to 110-90, and closed the game strong, holding the Magic to 16 points in the 4th quarter.

The Celtics Are Coming Off A Win

The Celtics fell to 42-17 on the season after a 117-97 road loss to the Pistons on Wednesday. Boston, favored by 4.5 points, failed to cover the spread, and the game’s total score of 214 points fell short of the 225-point O/U line.

Detroit took control with a 15-0 run early in the game, and while Boston responded in the 2nd quarter, outscoring the Pistons 35-26, they couldn’t maintain momentum. The Pistons pulled away in the 3rd quarter, and Boston couldn’t close the gap in the 4th, scoring just 18 points to Detroit’s 27.

Cavaliers Offense Breakdown

The Cavaliers put on an offensive clinic in their 122-82 win over the Magic, shooting 56.2% from the field and hitting 19 threes at a 59.4% clip. Ty Jerome led the way with 20 points, knocking down 4 threes at 66.7% efficiency.

Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter each added 17 points, with Hunter also connecting on 4 threes, shooting 80% from deep. Mobley and Hunter both scored 9 points in the opening quarter, helping the Cavs get off to a strong start.

Celtics Offense Breakdown

In their 117-97 loss to the Pistons, the Celtics shot just 41.2% from the field, but connected on 21 three-pointers at a 42.9% clip. Jayson Tatum led the way with 27 points, including 12 in both the 1st and 3rd quarters.

Payton Pritchard and Derrick White each added 18 points, with both hitting 5 threes. Pritchard shot 62.5% from deep, while White hit 50% of his attempts from beyond the arc.

Cavaliers Team Defense

The Cavaliers put on a defensive clinic against the Magic, holding them to just 82 points. Cleveland gave up 16 points in both the 1st and 4th quarters, while allowing 27 in the 2nd and 23 in the 3rd.

Orlando shot just 36% from the field and 17% from three-point range, making only 5 threes. The Magic also went 11/14 from the free-throw line. The Cavaliers finished with 5 steals and 5 blocks.

Celtics Team Defense

The Cavaliers put on a defensive clinic against the Magic, holding them to just 82 points. Cleveland was especially strong in the 1st and 4th quarters, where they allowed only 16 points in each. Overall, they limited Orlando to 36% shooting from the field.

The Cavaliers were also excellent at defending the three, as the Magic managed just 5 threes on 17% shooting. Cleveland sent Orlando to the line 14 times, where they made 11 free throws. The Cavaliers finished with 5 steals and 5 blocks.

Cavaliers vs Celtics Trends

• Across their ten previous road games, Cleveland has an ATS mark of 5-5. Their straight up record in these matchups was 7-3 while averaging 121 points per game.
• When looking at their past five home matchups, Boston has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 113 per game. The team went 4-1 overall in these games.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Cavaliers have a straight up record of 3-7. Their record vs the spread in these games was 6-4.
• In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Celtics have a strong straight up record of 4-1. In addition, their ATS record was 3-2 in these scenarios.

Cavaliers vs Celtics Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +2.5, we have the Cavaliers as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 232.5, and our model projects the Cavaliers and Celtics to reach a combined total of 280 points. Our bet is on taking the over.

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