Celtics vs. Cavaliers Odds & Betting Predictions - February 5, 2025

Good at 29.5 The Huddle got it first 🤝

Different dynamics tonight. Ignore the game over the weekend and LeVert is back. Sam Merrill has been benefiting over his last six games seeing increased opportunity without him in the lineup, and is coming off back to back games that featured blowout wins vs. the Pistons, Hawks, & Mavs where he’s cleared this prop in six of out of his last 7 games. But tonight vs. the Celtics should be a different story. As just -1.5 spread favorites at home, this should be a playoff-like atmosphere where starter minutes gets extended more than normal and bench players have low upside. Guys like LeVert, Strus, Niang, & Jerome are more switchable and bigger on defense & more suitable for this matchup. All the above leaves Merrill as the projected 9th man in the rotation, who I don’t see surpassing 20 minutes tonight. The Celtics have been great at defending spot-up and transition at a top-5 rate (46% of Merrill’s points) and he averages 5.8 PRA, going under 14 of 16 games when playing this minutes barrier and not making 3+ 3PM. For reference, Bet365 has that priced at +260 to happen tonight. #PlayerProps

#Tailing @TheBMatt

Mitchell is over this line in 13 straight games against the Celtics 34/37/41/25/44/40/29/31/33/29/33/35/35

Tailing @The_Oddsmaker but he’s playing u4.5 at plus-odds. Playing u5.5 on Sleeper at worse odds but it’s what’s available for me at the moment.

Johnny