Celtics vs. Cavaliers Prediction and Odds for Wednesday, November 2 (Cleveland Undervalued at Home)

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics played an overtime thriller in Boston late last month, and fans get another treat with Wednesday’s matchup in Cleveland. 

Cleveland took the last matchup between these teams behind two monster scoring games from Caris LeVert and Donovan Mitchell, and it could have a major reinforcement on Wednesday night. 

All-Star guard Darius Garland, who has missed the last five games after suffering an eye injury in the season opener, is a game-time decision on Wednesday night. 

The Cavs are set as underdogs against the defending Eastern Conference champions, but does Boston deserve this much respect on the road?

Here are the latest odds for this matchup: 

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Odds, Spread and Total

Celtics vs. Cavaliers Prediction and Pick

Cleveland leads the NBA in 3-point shooting this season, going 42.7 percent from beyond the arc as a team, an insane number through the first six games.

Garland’s potential return will only make this offense better, and the Cavs are also playing elite defense, ranking third in the NBA in defensive rating. 

Boston was the league’s No. 1 defense a season ago, but the injury to Robert Williams III is extremely concerning against the Cavs’ frontcourt of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. 

The Celtics have a top five offense so far in the 2022-23 campaign, but they are in the bottom 10 in the league in defensive rating. Boston has the scoring to keep up with this high-powered Cleveland offense, but I don’t think it should be favored, on the road, against a team that it already lost to at home. 

Give me Cleveland to win this outright, especially if Garland plays. 

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record here.

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.