{"id":25034,"date":"2024-06-11T15:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T19:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25034"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:09:46","slug":"celtics-vs-mavs-nba-finals-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nba\/celtics-vs-mavs-nba-finals-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics vs Mavs &#8211; NBA Finals Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the NBA Finals shift to Dallas for Game 3,<em>&nbsp;Derrick White<\/em>&nbsp;has been a standout scorer for a balanced Boston Celtics offense. No doubt White will continue to pose problems for the Mavs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Game Date: June 11, 2024<br>Time: 8:30 PM ET<br>Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ss96lke4doht\">Historical Trends and Betting Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams going home down 2-0 in the NBA Finals and then favored in Game 3 have gone 6-0 outright since 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Dallas Maverick<\/strong>s (-130) are favored over the<strong>&nbsp;Boston Celtics<\/strong>&nbsp;(+110) on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.m8qfg19ma6mj\">Key Trends and Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Balanced Offense: The Celtics have a well-distributed offensive strategy that oddsmakers might not have fully adjusted to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tatum\u2019s Playmaking: Tatum has averaged 6.3 assists throughout the playoffs, an increase from his regular season average of 4.9. This indicates his role in facilitating Boston\u2019s balanced attack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Role Players Shining: Jrue Holiday and Derrick White have stepped up significantly. Holiday scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting in Game 2, while White has been a consistent scorer, especially after Kristaps Porzingis\u2019s injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.atvxl2vz8jrb\">Derrick White\u2019s Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>White\u2019s scoring has been crucial for the Celtics, especially when Porzingis was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with Porzingis back, White scored 15 points in Game 1 and 18 in Game 2. If Porzingis is limited due to his recent leg injury, White\u2019s role will become even more critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Postseason Performance<\/strong>: White has exceeded his points prop in 11 of 16 postseason games, including his last three games and six of his last seven.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three-Point Shooting:\u00a0<\/strong>White has maintained a strong three-point shooting rate, averaging 9.0 attempts per game in the first three rounds and going 7-of-18 in the Finals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.cxr4r1yvoh6h\">Defensive Matchups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mavericks have quality defenders to challenge Tatum, Brown, and sometimes Porzingis. However, they lack the depth to cover the entire Celtics\u2019 offense, which benefits players like White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.8n2q3b4pzs4p\">Tatum\u2019s Assists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If Boston had shot better in Game 1, Tatum could have had double-digit assists in both Games 1 and 2. He recorded five assists and 14 potential assists in Game 1, and then 12 assists in Game 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.xp3mchumij0i\">Betting Strategy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining White\u2019s scoring and Tatum\u2019s assists with the Mavericks moneyline enhances the same-game parlay\u2019s payout. Teams down 0-2 are 21-12 in Game 3, providing optimism for the Mavericks, who are also 3-0 in Game 3s this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ub3htn6v33eg\">Celtics vs Mavs Spread and Over\/Under Analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite losing the first two games by significant margins, the Mavericks opened as 1.5 to 2-point favorites. This spread adjustment reflects the home court advantage and the urgency of the 2-0 deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.77erbr4hnhm5\">Game Odds at BetOnline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Spread<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Money Line<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boston&nbsp;<strong>Celtics<\/strong><\/td><td>+2<\/td><td><strong>+110<\/strong><\/td><td>O 212.5 -110<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dallas&nbsp;<strong>Mavericks<\/strong><\/td><td>-2<\/td><td><strong>-130<\/strong><\/td><td>U 212.5 -110<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The total opened at 212.5, fluctuated to 213, and settled back at 212.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sports.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1718395304361002&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wWRF3N4kBD-HncDonjtiL\">View current odds and game props here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betting on the Mavericks&#8217; home advantage and the historical trends could be a compelling tactic &nbsp;for Game 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the NBA Finals shift to Dallas for Game 3,&nbsp;Derrick White&nbsp;has been a standout scorer for a balanced Boston Celtics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":25035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-25034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25034"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25036,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25034\/revisions\/25036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}