Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Match Preview, Prediction, Betting Spreads and Odds - March 13th, 2022 | NBA Season 2021-22
The Dallas Mavericks are traveling to Boston to take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. This is a matchup between two teams from either conference with postseason aspirations.
The Mavericks, as ever, will be dependent on Luka Dončić to get the job done and even more so now having traded Kristaps Porziņģis to the Washington Wizards. The Mavs will be keen to secure home court advantage, which means they will have to close a one-game gap to the Utah Jazz, who sit in fourth spot in the West.
Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are having a tough campaign thus far. There have been rumors of potential unrest between the players.
Under rookie head coach Ime Udoka, the Celtics are fifth in the East with a 41-27 record. However, they seem to have turned a corner, having won eight of their last ten games. They have a 24-11 record at TD Garden this season and will once again bank on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown to come up with the goods.
Match Details
Fixture: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics | NBA Season 2021-22.
Date & Time: Sunday, March 13th; 3:30 PM ET (Monday, March 14th; 1 AM).
Venue: TD Garden, Boston, MA.
Dallas Mavericks Preview
The Dallas Mavericks, for all their championship hopes, find themselves the fifth seed in the Western Conference. Led by Luka Dončić, the Mavericks will be hoping to make a deep run into the postseason this year and hopefully go all the way. Injuries have plagued the Dallas-based side this season as they have struggled to establish themselves at times.
The likes of Jalen Brunson, Reggie Bullock and Tim Hardaway Jr. have all made sizeable contributions to the Dallas Mavericks this season and will be required to supplement their superstar to the best of their abilities if they are to go deep into the playoffs this season.
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Dallas Mavericks Predicted Lineup
Point Guard: Luka Dončić; Shooting Guard: Jalen Brunson; Small Forward: Dorian Finney-Smith; Power Forward: Reggie Bullock; Center: Dwight Powell
Boston Celtics Preview
Coming into the season, the Boston Celtics were expected to make some serious noise in the East, with the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in their ranks. However, things haven't exactly gone according to plan. as they had a poor start to the season amid rumors of unrest between players.
To their credit, they have turned things around since the turn of the year and looked like a completely different team to the one at the start of the season. They currently possess the best defense in the league, though their offense is only ranked 14th.
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Boston Celtics Predicted Lineup
Point Guard: Marcus Smart | Shooting Guard: Jaylen Brown | Small Forward: Jayson Tatum | Power Forward: Al Horford | Center: Robert Williams III.
Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Betting Odds and Spreads - March 13, 2022
The Boston Celtics are favored coming into this game because of their recent run of form as they have won eight of their last 10 outings in the NBA. So have the Dallas Mavericks, but the Celtics are coming into this matchup on a five-game winning streak.
Odds sourced from Draft Kings SB
Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics Betting Tips
Dallas Mavericks
- Luka Dončić is averaging 32.7 PPG in his last six outings for Dallas.
- Dallas has an offensive rating of 111.1 this season.
- Th Mavericks have won five of their last 6 games on the road.
Click here to place a bet on Dallas Mavericks scoring more than 107 points in this game.
Boston Celtics
- Jayson Tatum is averaging 39.8 PPG in his last five games for Boston.
- Jaylen Brown is averaging 19.3 PPG in his last three outings for the Celtics.
- The Celtics are on a five-game winning streak.
Click here to place a bet on Jayson Tatum scoring more than 29 points in this game against Dallas.
Mavericks vs Celtics Match Prediction
Both teams are heading into this matchup having won eight of their last 10 games in the league. However, the Celtics have hit supreme form having won their last five outings and have too much firepower offensively and defensively to not get the job done.
- Both teams have won eight of their lat 10 games in the NBA.
- The Celtics are on a five-game winning streak coming into this matchup.
- Dallas has won six of their last 7 games coming into this game.
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Where to watch Mavericks vs Celtics?
You can catch live action between the two sides via the NBA League Pass. The game will also be broadcast on national TV - ABC.