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The Dallas Mavericks are 6.5-point underdogs for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Sunday, starting at 8:00 PM ET on ABC. The Celtics are on top 1-0 in the series. The over/under for the matchup is 215.
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Celtics Cover -6.5 vs Mavericks -113
Celtics vs. Mavericks Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, June 9, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- Favorite: Celtics (-6.5)
- Total: 215
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Celtics vs. Mavericks Betting Statistics
- The Celtics have played 82 games, with 42 wins against the spread.
- So far this season, Boston has been installed as favorites by a 6.5-point margin or more 57 times and are 31-23-3 ATS in those games.
- Celtics games this year have hit the over 52.4% of the time (43 out of 82 games with a set point total).
- Against the spread, the Mavericks are 48-34-0 this year.
- Dallas has been underdogs by 6.5 points or more seven times this season and has covered the spread twice.
- Mavericks games this season have hit the over on 36 of 82 set point totals (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 is 33-13-4 against the spread and 47-3 overall when 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 attempts.
- The 120.6 points per game the Celtics average are five more points than the Mavericks give up (115.6).
- When Boston totals more than 115.6 points, it is 37-20-3 against the spread and 54-6 overall.
- Jayson Tatum averages 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.
- Derrick White’s averages this season are 15.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
- The Celtics get 3.1 three-pointers per game out of Tatum.
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 average 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 scores 33.9 points per game, while also grabbing 9.2 rebounds and dishing out 9.8 assists per game.
- Doncic knocks down 4.1 three-pointers per game.