Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+7)

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics will play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Boston is 7-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 228.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 118-93 in their last contest. Cleveland finished with a 52.4% field goal percentage (44 of 84) and knocked down 18 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 12 of 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 31 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the field on 36 out of 93 shooting. Toronto doled out 19 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Toronto totaled 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Toronto ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 15 shots. They also buried 9 of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 17 while the Raptors recorded 16 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is a guy who came through in this game. He finished with 35 points on 13 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. Mitchell ended up shooting 61.9% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Cleveland enters this one with a mark of 39-25 on the year. They currently have an average of 111.9 pts per contest (26th in basketball) while shooting 48.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.4% on 3-pointers (735 of 2,018) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 41.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,595 assists on the year, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.7 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers are able to force 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They surrender 37.0% on shots from distance and they are 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (106.5). The Cavaliers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.6% (2,496 of 5,357) and they surrender 40.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 7th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,466 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 109-94 when they faced the Knicks. In the matter of rebounding, Boston permitted New York to pull down 44 in total (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 of 31 and finished the game at 23 of 34 from the free throw line (67.6%). The Celtics permitted the Knicks to knock down 37 out of 78 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4% in the matchup. In all, the Celtics finished shooting 37 out of 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, Boston knocked down 9 of their 42 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 78.6%. The Knicks were called for 11 personal fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Celtics earned 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this contest.

Malcolm Brogdon ended up being important for the Celtics for this game. Brogdon tallied 22 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for the contest. He converted 10 of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 44-18 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is 14th in basketball. Boston has scored 7,300 points so far this year (117.7 per contest) and they average 45.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 82.4% from the free throw line.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 8th in the league in points allowed per contest with 112.0. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Boston defense allows 35.6% on shots from distance (726 of 2,042) and their opponents are making 77.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 22.9 dimes and 43.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 4th and 16th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-7)

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