NBA Finals 2024: Celtics vs. Mavericks Game 5 Vegas Odds, Prop Bets and Predictions
NBA Finals 2024: Mavericks vs. Celtics Game 5 Vegas Odds, Prop Bets and Predictions0 of 3
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History will be made during the 2024 NBA Finals.
It’s just a matter of which championship-round participant will be the history-makers.
Either the Boston Celtics will win their record-setting 18th title, or the Dallas Mavericks will be the first team to wiggle out on 0-3 series deficit. The Mavericks took their first of four necessary steps Friday night, sprinting and splashing their way to a series-extending 122-84 triumph. The Celtics still hold a commanding 3-1 lead, but things could get awfully uncomfortable if they can’t right the ship in Game 5.
Speaking of the next round of this championship clash, let’s see what the oddsmakers think about this matchup with the latest lines and prop bets courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook. Then, we’ll give our thoughts on what’s to come with a Game 5 prediction.
Game 5 Schedule, Latest Odds1 of 3
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What: Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals
When: Monday, June 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden in Boston
TV: ABC
Stream: Watch ESPN
Spread: Celtics -6.5
Over/under: 209.5
Prediction3 of 3
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Game 4 was, from the Celtics’ standpoint, unsettling. Virtually every stat category that could favor the Mavericks did. They had more scoring from their stars (Dončić and Irving outscored Tatum and Brown 50-25), more rebounds (52-31), more threes (15-14), more assists (21-18) and fewer turnovers (13-8).
It was the kind of wholly one-sided performance that made you wonder whether the tide of this series had totally turned. Especially with Boston’s star big man Kristaps Porziņģis, a difference-maker early in this series, sidelined for a second consecutive contest by a lower leg injury.
It was also one game. Moreover, it was just the Celtics’ third loss of this playoffs, first since May 9 and only 21st since this season tipped back in October. Great teams can just have an off-night, and Boston has a chance to prove its performance was nothing more than that.
While the Celtics don’t have as big of an on-paper advantage without Porziņģis, that edge exists anyway. Dončić is the best player in this series, but the Celtics arguably have five of the next (or six out of the next seven with a healthy Porziņģis),
So, as tempting as it might be to overreact to that dismal showing on Friday, this series still pits a 64-win No. 1 seed against a 50-win No. 5. Look for that talent advantage to resurface on Monday night and allow Boston to collect its third five-game series win of this postseason.
Prediction: Celtics 113, Mavericks 107
