Celtics vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse tonight as the high-flying Boston Celtics, boasting a solid 6-2 record, swoop into Cleveland to clash with the Cavaliers, who are balancing the scales at 5-5. It’s game time at 07:00 PM EST, and the stakes are sky-high in this Eastern Conference showdown. With the Celtics laser-focused on maintaining their top-tier status and the Cavaliers hot off a sizzling victory, the court is set for some serious showdown. The betting lines are buzzing with a Celtics favoritism at -8.0 and an over/under that promises plenty of action at 207.5. As these two teams get ready to battle it out, tonight’s game could very well turn into a classic tale of ‘Celtics’ spells and ‘Cavaliers’ tales!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 13, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-300	+250	207.5	-8.0/8.0
Recent	-360	+280	207.5	-8.5/8.5
Difference	-60	+30	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

26W-14L

78.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

26W-13L

21.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
05/11/24	Boston Celtics BOS	30	27	27	22	00	106	Under
05/11/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	20	21	24	00	93	Under
05/09/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	24	36	28	00	118	Over
05/09/24	Boston Celtics BOS	24	30	24	16	00	94	Over
05/07/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	15	28	18	00	95	Over
05/07/24	Boston Celtics BOS	40	19	33	28	00	120	Over
03/05/24	Boston Celtics BOS	33	22	32	17	00	104	Over
03/05/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	20	26	34	00	105	Over
12/14/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	30	33	20	00	107	Over
12/14/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	32	25	26	00	116	Over
12/12/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	29	32	21	00	113	Over
12/12/23	Boston Celtics BOS	21	38	35	26	00	120	Over
03/06/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	35	24	17	50	114	Over
03/06/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	30	22	31	90	118	Over
03/01/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	24	26	35	00	113	Over
03/01/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	29	41	21	00	117	Over
11/02/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	29	20	31	60	113	Over
11/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	15	33	24	70	114	Over
10/28/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	29	33	19	180	132	Over
10/28/22	Boston Celtics BOS	34	41	24	15	90	123	Over
12/22/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	22	25	28	00	101	Over
12/22/21	Boston Celtics BOS	31	32	22	26	00	111	Over
11/15/21	Boston Celtics BOS	19	18	28	33	00	98	Under
11/15/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	17	25	28	00	92	Under
11/13/21	Boston Celtics BOS	20	32	22	15	00	89	Under
11/13/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	9	29	24	29	00	91	Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ CHA	131-98W	53	34	6	104
04/11	@ NYK	109-118L	36	25	12	86
04/09	vs MIL	91-104L	38	27	12	93
04/07	@ POR	124-107W	40	34	12	87
04/05	@ SAC	101-100W	51	25	7	90
04/03	@ OKL	135-100W	46	33	10	92
04/01	vs CHA	118-104W	51	28	10	89
03/30	vs NOP	104-92W	51	27	12	82
03/28	vs ATL	122-123L	43	28	12	94
03/25	vs ATL	118-120L	38	21	7	95

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	41.7	35.6	39.2	100%	39.6
Jrue Holiday PG	30.5	27.6	27.1	100%	27.5
Al Horford C	29.6	20.4	22.3	53%	25.8
Jayson Tatum PF	53.6	46.0	46.1	100%	46.5
Derrick White SG	35.7	36.5	34.3	100%	34.7

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Darius Garland PG	35.1	31.4	32.6	100%	33.0
Donovan Mitchell SG	49.6	55.9	44.4	100%	44.8
Evan Mobley C	36.1	35.5	34.7	100%	35.0
Isaac Okoro PF	8.8	12.3	16.2	67%	19.0
Max Strus SF	24.4	17.8	22.6	100%	23.0

Celtics Notable Injuries

Kristaps Porzingis (PF/C): Avg: 19.6pts, 7.0reb, 2.0ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 04/29/24. Impact: 5.8
Neemias Queta (C): Avg: 4.4pts, 3.7reb, 0.6ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 2.0
Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.5reb, 0.9ast, 9.9 minutes. Last game: 05/11/24. Impact: 1.1
Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): Avg: 3.1pts, 1.1reb, 0.7ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 05/11/24. Impact: 1.0
Jordan Walsh (SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 7.2 minutes. Last game: 05/11/24. Impact: 0.8

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Marcus Morris Sr. (SF/PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 2.7reb, 0.7ast, 16.1 minutes. Last game: 05/11/24. Impact: 1.2
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 0.9

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Darius Garland	CLE	Pts	15.5	17.8	+2.3	20%	20%	40%	40%	BOS	-1.6	#6
Sam Hauser	BOS	Pts	3.5	5.7	+2.2	40%	70%	73%	73%	CLE	-5.6	#1
Luke Kornet	BOS	Reb	2.5	3.1	+0.6	80%	60%	60%	60%	CLE	-0.3	#11
Al Horford	BOS	Ast	2.5	3.0	+0.5	40%	40%	33%	33%	CLE	-0.9	#2

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#12	#16	#12	-3.5%
PF	#1	#15	#3	#1	-14.9%
PG	#21	#6	#11	#11	-5.3%
SF	#5	#1	#9	#2	-18.6%
SG	#6	#7	#3	#1	-11.5%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#11	#2	#4	-11.1%
PF	#30	#16	#22	#28	8.0%
PG	#10	#7	#6	#5	-11.7%
SF	#1	#26	#19	#4	-12.4%
SG	#3	#9	#10	#4	-6.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.4

108.4

Rebounds per Game

44.2

40.0

Assists per Game

28.5

29.5

Steals per Game

7.5

7.0

Blocks per Game

6.1

4.4

Shots per Game

89.9

84.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

17.1

13.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.1

54.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

40.5

37.4

Turnovers per Game

9.9

12.6

Fouls per Game

14.9

16.2

Recent Trends

Sam Hauser (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 36.3% to 12.0, 18.8 min average previous 3 games.
Caris LeVert (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 47.7% to 27.7, 18.7 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.5% to 26.6, 19.9 min average previous 3 games.