The Boston Celtics will complete a weekend back-to-back when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena this afternoon.
Between Boston’s slow pace and Cleveland’s trend of playing in low-scoring games, I’m backing the Under in my Celtics vs. Cavaliers predictions.
Keep reading to see where I’m leaning with my free NBA picks for Sunday, November 30.
Celtics vs Cavaliers prediction
Celtics vs Cavaliers best bet: Under 230.5 (-110)
Despite their offensive firepower, the Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t been lighting up the scoreboard as of late. Before Friday’s 130-123 loss to the Hawks, Cleveland had hit the Under in six of their last seven games and hadn’t scored more than 120 points in a single game until that last contest.
That relative scoring outburst may have had something to do with the fact that the Cavaliers finally had all their key players healthy on Friday, but Jarrett Allen (14.3 ppg) is out again on Sunday, and Cleveland had trouble offensively in its first meeting with the Boston Celtics this year, scoring only 105 points in a loss last month.
There’s plenty of reason to think we won’t get the best offensive performance from Boston today, either. The Celtics are on the second game of a back-to-back, one that saw Jaylen Brown go hard for 39 minutes in a loss to the Timberwolves on Saturday.
Generally speaking, Boston doesn’t play high-scoring basketball: this is one of the slowest-paced teams in the NBA, and plays to an average total of just 225.5 ppg.
Throw all these factors together, and we could be in for a slow, defensive slog this evening. I’m taking the Under.
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Along with taking the Under, I’m also going to back Boston to cover for the second straight day, as they’ve performed well against the Cavaliers already this year, and Cleveland hasn’t found the magic that made them a regular-season juggernaut last season.
I’m also taking Celtics breakout center Neemias Queta to hit his points + rebounds total tonight, something he’s done in four of his last six games.
Celtics vs Cavaliers SGP
- Under 230.5
- Celtics +6.5
- Neemias Queta Over 18.5 points + rebounds
Our "from downtown" SGP: Spida time
Donovan Mitchell is averaging 30.6 ppg on the season, and has gone over this point total in three of his last four games.
Celtics vs Cavaliers SGP
- Under 230.5
- Celtics +6.5
- Neemias Queta Over 18.5 points + rebounds
- Donovan Mitchell Over 28.5 points
Celtics vs Cavaliers odds
- Spread: Celtics +6.5 | Cavaliers -6.5
- Moneyline: Celtics +240 | Cavaliers -300
- Over/Under: Over 230.5 | Under 230.5
Celtics vs Cavaliers betting trend to know
The Under is 6-1 in Cleveland's last seven games. Find more NBA betting trends for Celtics vs. Cavaliers.
How to watch Celtics vs Cavaliers
| Location | Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH |
| Date | Sunday, November 30, 2025 |
| Tip-off | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | NBCS-Boston, FDSN-Ohio |
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