The Dallas Mavericks (26-25) travel to face off against the Boston Celtics (36-15) on Thursday, February 6th. This game will be played at TD Garden in Boston and televised on TNT. The Celtics are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Mavericks are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Mavericks. Tip-off is set for 7:30 ET.

Mavericks vs Celtics

The Mavericks Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Mavericks fell to 26-25 on the season after a 118-116 road loss to the 76ers on Tuesday. Dallas, who entered the game as +4.5 point underdogs, kept it close, losing by just two points. The total score of 234 points went over the pre-game line of 227.5 by 6.5 points.

Dallas went on a 10-0 run early, taking the score from 36-31 to 46-31. They dominated the 2nd quarter, outscoring the 76ers 34-22, but Philadelphia responded in the 3rd, winning the quarter 36-22. The Mavericks tried to rally in the 4th, outscoring the 76ers 29-24, but couldn’t complete the comeback.

The Celtics Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Celtics improved to 36-15 on the season with a 112-105 road win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday. Boston, who entered the game as +1.5 point underdogs, not only won but also covered the spread. The game’s total score of 217 points fell well short of the O/U line of 238.

Boston jumped out to a 28-15 lead after the 1st quarter, but the Cavs responded with a 10-0 run to close the gap. The Celtics regained control by winning the 3rd quarter 33-31 and entered the 4th with an 87-75 lead. Despite being outscored 30-25 in the final period, Boston held on for the win.

Mavericks Offense Breakdown

Kyrie Irving led the Mavericks with 34 points, adding 12 in the 1st quarter and 11 in the 4th, but Dallas fell to the 76ers 118-116. Naji Marshall contributed 19 points, with 9 coming in the 2nd quarter, while Max Christie added 15 points, hitting 4 threes at 100% efficiency.

The Mavericks shot 47.1% from the field, but struggled from beyond the arc, making just 11 threes at 33.3%. Dante Exum added 14 points, while Klay Thompson and Daniel Gafford each chipped in 12, with Thompson scoring 6 in the final period.

Celtics Offense Breakdown

In their win over the Cavaliers, the Celtics shot just 40.8% from the field, with a three-point percentage of 35.4%. They connected on 17 threes, with Derrick White hitting 6 of them at a 50% rate, finishing with 20 points.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 22 points, despite shooting 30.4% from the field and 27.3% from beyond the arc. He scored 11 points in the 3rd quarter, while White added 14 points in the 4th.

Mavericks Team Defense

Despite a strong defensive effort in the 2nd and 4th quarters, the Mavericks couldn’t overcome their struggles in the 1st and 3rd, allowing 36 points in each of those periods in a 118-116 loss to the 76ers. Dallas gave up 54% shooting overall but did well in limiting Philadelphia’s three-point damage, holding them to 11 made threes on 33% shooting.

The Mavericks sent the 76ers to the line 19 times, where they converted 13 free throws. Dallas recorded 29 defensive rebounds, allowing 9 offensive boards, and added 8 steals and 4 blocks in the game.

Celtics Team Defense

Defensively, the Mavericks struggled in the 1st and 3rd quarters, giving up 36 points in each, but they tightened up in the 2nd and 4th, allowing just 22 and 24 points, respectively. Overall, they allowed 118 points on 54% shooting from the field.

Dallas did a good job defending the three, holding the 76ers to 11 made threes on 33% shooting. They sent Philadelphia to the line 19 times, where they made 13 free throws. The Mavericks finished with 8 steals and 4 blocks.

Mavericks vs Celtics Trends

• When looking at their past three road matchups, Dallas has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 106 per game. The team went 0-3 overall in these games.
• Across the Celtics last ten home games, the team averaged 111 points per game while allowing 107. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 4-6, while going 7-3 straight-up.
• Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Mavericks have a straight up record of 3-7. But, their mark vs the spread was just 5-5.
• The last ten games that Boston was favored, they have an ATS mark of 4-6 while going 7-3 straight up.

Mavericks vs Celtics Prediction

The Celtics is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 135-122. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Celtics at -10.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 230 and given that our model is projecting 257 points between the teams, we like the over.

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