Celtics vs Mavericks
July 19, 2024 at 04:30 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Celtics -5.5 — Over/Under: 178.5
The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics meet Friday in summer league NBA action at the Pavilion. Here’s a Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Prediction. This article will include a Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Pick.
Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview
The Dallas Mavericks have really struggled to start the Summer League and they have lost all three games. In the last game against the Miami Heat, the Mavericks offense only scored 79 points and they ended up losing by 13 points. Against the Heat, the Mavericks were led by AJ Lawson who finished with 22 points, six rebounds, and one assist. Jazian Gortman put up 19 points but he finished -11. There were three players that put up 11 points, and they are going to need a balanced attack here. In this game, they are going to need more offensive success from more players. The offense only scored 79 points, and they are going to need to be better here.
Boston Celtics Betting Preview
The Boston Celtics have played three games so far during the Summer League and they sit with a 2-1 record. In the first game against the Miami Heat they were defeated 119-114, but they have backed that up with two straight wins. Against the Los Angeles Lakers they were able to secure the 88-74 victory and against the Charlotte Hornets in the last game they were able to secure the 89-74 victory. Anton Watson had a strong game, putting up 15 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Baylor Scheierman also put up 12 points, six rebounds, and two assists. In this game the Celtics are going to need the defense to step up in a big way again.
Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Prediction
The Celtics are going to find success here. The Mavericks only scored 79 points in the last game and they are going to really struggle to score here. The Celtics are going to use a balanced scoring attack again here, and that is going to be the difference here as Boston is going to get the job done here. Back the Celtics to win this game and they are also going to cover the spread.