The Dallas Mavericks (7-6) and Boston Celtics (10-2) will square off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. EST from TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The game will broadcast live on KFAA.
The Celtics are 14.5-point favorites on the spread (Celtics -14.5), with the over/under set at 219.5 total points. The Celtics are -950 moneyline favorites to win outright, while the Mavericks are listed as +640 underdogs to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Mavericks vs. Celtics predictions and NBA picks for Sunday, November, 15.
Mavericks vs Celtics Prediction
- Mavericks vs Celtics pick: Mavericks +14.5 (-110)
My Mavericks vs Celtics best bet is on Dallas to cover the spread, with the best price currently available at FanDuel. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
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Mavericks vs Celtics Odds
| Mavericks Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+14.5 -110 | 219.5 -110o / -110u | +640 |
| Celtics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-14.5 -110 | 219.5 -110o / -110u | -950 |
- Mavericks vs Celtics spread: Celtics -14.5 (-110), Mavericks +14.5 (-110)
- Mavericks vs Celtics over/under: 219.5 (-110o / -110u)
- Mavericks vs Celtics moneyline: Mavericks +640, Celtics -950
Mavericks vs Celtics Pick, Betting Analysis
I might be walking into a trap here, but I can’t figure this line out at all.
Cooper Flagg is not on the injury report. Kyrie Irving is questionable along with Santi Aldama, and Max Christie is doubtful.
Those are good players. But the difference with Irving on and off is slight (+1.5 net rating with him, -1.7 off via DataBallR.com). He matters, but he is not a player that should move this line that much.
The weird part is that the market line on this game, based on previous spreads, is Celtics -9.3. So Irving, Aldama, and Christie, along with Sergio De Larrea out, compounded by a 3-in-4 back-to-back for Dallas, forces a FIVE-POINT move off the market rating?
Boston’s awesome; they look like the best team in the league. But that’s also probably a pretty good reason to fade them in what looks like an easy spot. This is so many points against a team that is, at its core, a good team in Dallas.
The Mavericks are well coached with a good roster, and Flagg is playing. Walter Clayton Jr., who has been good for Dallas, is playing. Daniel Gafford is probable.
If the Celtics are -14.5 against this Mavericks team, what does that make them against the Kings or Pelicans, -21? No way. I’ll take the dog.
Pick: Mavericks +14.5 (-110)
Mavericks vs Celtics Betting Trends
