The No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 1 seed Boston Celtics coming into town for Game 3 on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. In Game 2, the Cavaliers topped the Celtics 118-94 to even the series 1-1. SportsLine consensus lists Boston as the 7.5-point favorite, while the over/under for total points scored is 211.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Boston guard Jayson Tatum is an athletic scorer. He has the jumper to stretch the floor and will catch fire offensively in a flash. Tatum leads the team in rebounds (10) and assists (5.4) with 21.7 points per game in the 2024 NBA playoffs. In his last outing, Tatum finished with 25 points, seven boards and six assists.

The model also knows Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell is electric on the court. Mitchell has superb bounce to fly to the rim but his jumper is so pure from anywhere on the court. The 27-year-old leads the squad in points (29.2) with 4.9 assists in the 2024 postseason. In Game 2, Mitchell had 29 points, eight assists and made five 3-pointers.

The model has simulated Celtics vs. Cavaliers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations!

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