Celtics vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a high-octane showdown as the Boston Celtics, fresh off a sizzling victory, roll into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to face the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are itching to bounce back from their recent stumble. Both teams are locked at the top of the Eastern Conference with impressive 17-3 records, setting the stage for a titanic clash that could echo through the playoffs. With the tipoff at 07:00 PM EST and the scorekeepers expecting a barnburner with an over/under of 234, tonight’s game promises all the drama, dunks, and dagger threes you could ask for. As the Celtics try to weave another win and the Cavaliers look to rebound in style, fans better be ready for a game where Boston aims to leave Cleveland feeling a bit cavalier about their defense!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 01, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-120	+100	236.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-115	-105	234.0	-1.0/1.0
Difference	+5	-205	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

9W-1L

AWAY

33W-15L

53.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

35W-13L

46.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/19/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	20	28	40	29	00	117	Over
11/19/24	Boston Celtics BOS	26	39	28	27	00	120	Over
03/05/24	Boston Celtics BOS	33	22	32	17	00	104	Under
03/05/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	20	26	34	00	105	Under
12/14/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	30	33	20	00	107	Under
12/14/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	32	25	26	00	116	Under
12/12/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	29	32	21	00	113	Under
12/12/23	Boston Celtics BOS	21	38	35	26	00	120	Under
03/06/23	Boston Celtics BOS	33	35	24	17	50	114	Under
03/06/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	30	22	31	90	118	Under
03/01/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	24	26	35	00	113	Under
03/01/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	29	41	21	00	117	Under
11/02/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	29	20	31	60	113	Under
11/02/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	15	33	24	70	114	Under
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	Under
12/22/21	Boston Celtics BOS	31	32	22	26	00	111	Under
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
11/29	vs CHI	138-129W	51	24	9	98
11/25	@ LAC	126-94W	47	33	11	88
11/24	@ MIN	107-105W	40	25	6	87
11/22	vs WAS	108-96W	43	22	12	85
11/19	@ CLE	120-117W	42	32	13	86
11/16	@ TOR	126-123W	42	30	9	99
11/13	vs BRO	139-114W	45	35	7	93
11/12	@ ATL	116-117L	34	28	20	75
11/10	vs MIL	113-107W	42	27	12	86
11/08	@ BRO	108-104W	39	23	13	90

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/29	vs ATL	101-117L	40	21	13	93
11/24	@ TOR	122-108W	49	27	13	97
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93
11/19	vs BOS	117-120L	41	30	7	93
11/17	@ CHA	128-114W	48	26	20	77
11/15	@ CHI	144-126W	40	33	13	93
11/13	vs PHI	114-106W	46	25	11	85
11/11	vs CHI	119-113W	43	26	8	97
11/09	@ BRO	105-100W	33	24	14	74
11/08	@ GSW	136-117W	43	33	19	85

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	39.0	39.8	40.0	100%	40.3
Jrue Holiday SG	22.0	26.0	27.4	100%	27.8
Kristaps Porzingis C	32.0	28.6	37.4	100%	37.8
Jayson Tatum PF	50.0	51.7	51.8	100%	52.2
Derrick White PG	33.0	34.6	35.0	100%	35.4

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	35.0	33.5	34.7	100%	35.1
Darius Garland PG	34.0	39.3	33.6	100%	34.0
Donovan Mitchell SG	44.0	40.7	42.7	100%	43.1
Evan Mobley PF	37.0	38.5	36.4	100%	36.8
Isaac Okoro SF	13.0	14.8	12.1	53%	13.8

Celtics Notable Injuries

Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.4reb, 0.9ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.9
Jordan Walsh (SF/PF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.2reb, 0.3ast, 7.3 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.8
Baylor Scheierman (SG/SF): Avg: 1.3pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 0.5

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Dean Wade (SF/PF): Avg: 5.2pts, 3.9reb, 1.0ast, 20.4 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 2.4
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.2
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.6 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.5
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 11/24/24. Impact: 0.8

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
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	11.5	15.4	+3.9	60%	50%	60%	60%	BOS	+1.2	#21
Ty Jerome	CLE	Pts	8.5	12.3	+3.8	80%	60%	67%	67%	BOS	-0.9	#11
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	Reb	4.5	4.8	+0.3	60%	60%	40%	40%	BOS	-0.3	#9
Darius Garland	CLE	Reb	2.5	2.7	+0.2	80%	60%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.3	#13