The Dallas Mavericks are slight 1-point underdogs heading into a decisive Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Center on Friday, beginning at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. The Celtics are ahead 3-0 in the series. The matchup has a point total of 210.5.
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Celtics vs. Mavericks Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, June 14, 2024
- Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Arena: American Airlines Center
- Favorite: Celtics (-1)
- Total: 210.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Celtics vs. Mavericks Betting Statistics
- In the Celtics’ 82 games this year, they have 42 wins against the spread.
- So far this season, Boston has been installed as favorites by a 1-point margin or more 79 times and are 41-34-4 ATS in those matchups.
- Celtics games this year have hit the over 43 times in 82 opportunities (52.4%).
- Against the spread, the Mavericks are 48-34-0 this year.
- This year, Dallas has an ATS record of 14-16 in its 30 games as an underdog of 1 point or more.
- Mavericks games this season have gone over the total in 36 of 82 opportunities (43.9%).
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Celtics Trends & Top Players
- The Celtics are shooting 48.7% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 47.5% the Mavericks allow to opponents.
- Boston has a 33-13-4 record against the spread and a 47-3 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 47.5% from the field.
- Boston has a 30-16-1 record against the spread and a 42-5 record overall when the team hits more than 36.8% of its three-point shots.
- The Celtics record 120.6 points per game, five more points than the 115.6 the Mavericks give up.
- When Boston totals more than 115.6 points, it is 37-20-3 against the spread and 54-6 overall.
- The Celtics get 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists from Jayson Tatum.
- Derrick White’s averages this season are 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
- Tatum leads active Celtics in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.1 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Mavericks Trends & Top Players
- The Mavericks have shot at a 48.1% clip from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points higher than the 45.3% shooting opponents of the Celtics have averaged.
- Dallas is 43-16 against the spread and 45-14 overall when it shoots better than 45.3% from the field.
- Dallas is 36-12 against the spread and 35-13 overall when shooting above 35.2% as a team from three-point range.
- The Mavericks score 8.7 more points per game (117.9) than the Celtics give up to opponents (109.2).
- Dallas has put together a 42-21 ATS record and a 44-19 overall record in games it scores more than 109.2 points.
- Luka Doncic averages 33.9 points per game, while also collecting 9.2 rebounds and racking up 9.8 assists per game.
- Doncic is the most prolific from distance for the Mavericks (among active players), hitting 4.1 threes per game.