Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics Prediction & Odds — Oct 8

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NBA Thursday, October 8, 2026Thu, Oct 8 Start19:00ET

Cleveland CavaliersHome · 4-2 · 11th · 1.86

11329333417

Boston CelticsAway · 5-1 · 1st · 1.84

12432392825

By quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Cleveland Cavaliers 29 33 34 17

Boston Celtics 32 39 28 25

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Best tip of the game

Point spread Won

BOS +10.5 1.15 85%

Boston Celtics +10.5 on the spread edge −5.9%

Best tip of the game Point spread · Won BOS +10.5 1.15 Boston Celtics +10.5 on the spread Confidence85% model 67.9% · market 73.8% edge −5.9%

All predictions

3 picks graded · Average confidence 79%

Picks for this game

Market PickOdds Model Market Edge Confidence Result

Moneyline 2 1.61 58.7% 49.5% +9.2% 67% Won

Total points U233.5 1.31 78.0% 74.5% +3.5% 85% Lost

Point spread BOS +10.5 1.15 67.9% 73.8% −5.9% 85% Won

Model is the model’s estimated win chance for the pick, Market the win chance the odds gave it when the pick was published, and Edge the difference between the two.

Predicted final score

ActualPredicted

Cleveland Cavaliers113107

Boston Celtics124111

Total 218 actual 237

Winning margin BOS by 4 actual BOS by 11

Chance to win BOS 59% BOS won

Predicted final score

ActualPredicted

Cleveland Cavaliers113107

Boston Celtics124111

Total 218 Margin BOS by 4 Win BOS 59% Actual 237 · BOS won

Predicted team stats

Prediction From 17+ games with full stats per team · no bookmaker odds

Cleveland Cavaliers large = predicted · small = actual, above / below the prediction Boston Celtics

Large = predicted · small = actual, above / below the prediction

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics

Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics

Last 6 games each with full stats · all competitions

Season record above, per-game averages below.

Last five games

Cleveland Cavaliers 1-4

May 25: Cleveland Cavaliers 93, New York Knicks 130. Lost. No odds on record.
May 23: Cleveland Cavaliers 108, New York Knicks 121. Lost. No odds on record.
May 21: New York Knicks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 93. Lost. No odds on record.
May 19: New York Knicks 115, Cleveland Cavaliers 104. After overtime. Lost. No odds on record.
May 17: Detroit Pistons 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 125. Won. No odds on record.

Boston Celtics 2-3

May 2: Boston Celtics 100, Philadelphia 76ers 109. Lost. No odds on record.
Apr 30: Philadelphia 76ers 106, Boston Celtics 93. Lost. No odds on record.
Apr 28: Boston Celtics 97, Philadelphia 76ers 113. Lost. No odds on record.
Apr 26: Philadelphia 76ers 96, Boston Celtics 128. Won. No odds on record.
Apr 24: Philadelphia 76ers 100, Boston Celtics 108. Won. No odds on record.

Results before this game, all competitions: the home side on top, the team in bold, the moneyline odds each side had; the winner’s are highlighted.

How the odds moved

Market	Open	Now
CLE moneyline	1.87	moved down 1.86
BOS moneyline	1.91	moved down 1.84
Total points	220.5	moved up 221.5
CLE spread	−1.5	moved up +4.5

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the spread is shown from the home team’s side. The arrow shows which way the odds moved.

NBA standings

Pre-season · Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	+/−
1	Boston Celtics	4	4	0	1.000	507	432	+75
2	Atlanta Hawks	5	4	1	.800	613	586	+27
3	Brooklyn Nets	4	3	1	.750	497	464	+33
4	Orlando Magic	4	3	1	.750	495	468	+27
5	Detroit Pistons	4	3	1	.750	474	452	+22
6	Chicago Bulls	5	3	2	.600	610	574	+36
7	Miami Heat	5	3	2	.600	640	612	+28
8	Washington Wizards	4	2	2	.500	453	455	−2
9	Toronto Raptors	5	2	3	.400	612	584	+28
10	Milwaukee Bucks	5	2	3	.400	547	599	−52
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	3	1	2	.333	348	361	−13
12	Indiana Pacers	4	1	3	.250	479	473	+6
13	Philadelphia 76ers	4	1	3	.250	454	480	−26
14	Charlotte Hornets	4	1	3	.250	386	444	−58
15	New York Knicks	5	1	4	.200	530	621	−91

Pct percentage of games won — the table is sorted by it. W / L wins and losses, GP games played. PF / PA points scored and allowed this season. +/− points scored minus points allowed.

Cleveland Cavaliers host Boston Celtics in the NBA on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Who wins, by how many points, and how many points in total — our moneyline, spread and over/under picks come from one model, and every pick is marked won or lost for everyone to see. The model uses predicted pace and scoring, recent form, the standings and the bookmakers’ current odds.