Celtics vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Sunday, March 8
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (39-24) host the Boston Celtics (42-21) on Sunday, March 8 at 1:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 109 – Cavaliers 98. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 50% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Cavaliers are 21-11 at home and the Celtics are 21-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Cavaliers and 8-2 for the Celtics (current streaks: Cavaliers W2, Celtics W1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Cavaliers 115 – 114 Celtics, a margin of about 0.0 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Celtics need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (107.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSCLE
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #723pts / gameJaylen BrownG · #78assists
Neemias QuetaC · #8811reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4530pts / game
James HardenG · #110assists
Evan MobleyC · #48reboundsRecent form
BOSCLE
CLE
Team comparison
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42-21 | Record | 39-24 |
| 114.8 | Points scored / game | 119.6 |
| 107.0 | Points allowed / game | 114.5 |
| +6.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.3 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 21-11 road | Home / road record | 21-11 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.