New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

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No. 3 New York Knicks (51-31, 24-17 Away) square off against No. 2 Boston Celtics (61-21, 28-13 at Home) in game 1 of this NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup at TD Garden.

The best betting angle could be the Celtics against the spread. You can land 1.91 that the market leaders are able to cover the -9 line and they are more than capable in their meeting with the Knicks.

Celtics Have 8 Wins in Previous 10 H2H Matchups

New York Knicks won their previous game 116-113. This victory at Little Caesars Arena against Detroit Pistons was their fourth road win on the spin. Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, with Mikal Bridges getting 25 and OG Anunoby 22.

Boston Celtics won their last game 120-89, making it seven home wins on the bounce. This was recorded at TD Garden against Orlando Magic. Jayson Tatum scored 35 points and had 10 assists, while Jaylen Brown recorded 23 points and Payton Pritchard 10.

The Celtics had the edge in the most recent matchup between these teams. At Madison Square Garden, they recorded a 119-117 (OT) win over the Knicks. The Celtics have four straight wins against the Knicks. They have won 8 of the 10 previous head-to-head meetings.

NBA Reg. Season	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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5 wins and 5 losses in the past 10 games. The Knicks are averaging 108.6 points, 40.1 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.1 blocks while shooting 44.8% from the field and 76.9% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 108.7 points and 42.7 rebounds per contest.

Jalen Brunson is averaging 25.8 points, 6.6 assists and 2.6 (35.6%) 3-pointers made, while Karl-Anthony Towns averages 8.4 rebounds.

The Celtics have won 8 and lost 2 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 107.4 points, 45.5 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field and 80.6% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 95.1 points and 43.1 rebounds.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 17.3 points and 6.0 rebounds, while Derrick White has an average of 4.4 assist and 2.6 (38.8%) 3-pointers.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

New York Knicks lineup: Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Karl-Anthony Towns.

Boston Celtics lineup: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White.

Expert NBA Analysis

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our expert NBA handicappers have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key Knicks vs Celtics stats:

• The -9 line has been covered by Celtics in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -9 line has been covered by Celtics in 13 of their last 20 games.
• The -9 line has been covered by Celtics in 3 consecutive games at home.
• The -9 line has been covered by Celtics in 6 of their last 10 games against Knicks.

Knicks vs Celtics Prediction

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to side with Boston Celtics on the spread at -9. On the face of it, this seems a generous line and odds of 1.91 can be backed.

If you are looking for more juice from your spread pick, there’s lots of choice when it comes to selling points. Taking this option involves more risk and a bigger potential payout.

Celtics -9 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of landing a return. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

Celtics -9 @ 1.91 Bet Now

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Player Props

Jalen Brunson Over 6.5 Assists 1.85

Jalen Brunson (Knicks) has had Over 6.5 assists in 5 of the past 5 games. We can therefore place a Player Assists bet at 1.85 with confidence, with our pick expected to cover the line.

Latest Jalen Brunson Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 26.5

1.81

Under 26.5

1.93

Assists

Over 6.5

1.81

Under 6.5

1.93

Rebounds

Over 3.5

2.08

Under 3.5

1.70

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Mikal Bridges Over 3.5 Rebounds 2.08

Mikal Bridges (Knicks) has secured Over 3.5 rebounds in 5 straight games. We think this could be a telling statistic and we’ll wager him to cover the line which is available at odds of 2.08.

Latest Mikal Bridges Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 14.5

1.93

Under 14.5

1.80

Assists

Over 2.5

1.89

Under 2.5

1.83

Rebounds

Over 3.5

2.05

Under 3.5

1.72

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Correct Score Prediction

Knicks 97 - 111 Celtics

There’s a big payout on the cards should you correctly predict the correct score. We’re siding with the Celtics to claim a 111-97 victory which will hopefully go close.

New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Celtics Win on the Cards According to the Books

The Boston Celtics odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are 1.24 betting favorites to land victory in this NBA game which means a 81% chance of winning. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 4.30 about New York Knicks.

The spread is calculated to be 9, while total points comes in at 213. A wager on the Totals allows basketball bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you’re going for Under 213, this outcome can be backed at 1.93.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Knicks

4.30

Celtics

1.24

Point Spread

Knicks +9

1.93

Celtics -9

1.89

Total Points

Under 213

1.93

Over 213

1.89

Jayson Tatum Favorite to Get Most Points

Jayson Tatum is favorite when it comes to hitting the most buckets. You can get 1.87 that he goes Over 27.5 points or the same odds when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 27.5

1.87

Under 27.5

1.87

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Over 26.5

1.81

Under 26.5

1.93

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 20.5

1.83

Under 20.5

1.91

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Over 19.5

1.88

Under 19.5

1.85

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 17.5

1.92

Under 17.5

1.82

OG Anunoby (Knicks)

Over 16.5

1.92

Under 16.5

1.82

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 14.5

1.79

Under 14.5

1.95

Mikal Bridges (Knicks)

Over 14.5

1.93

Under 14.5

1.80

Josh Hart (Knicks)

Over 11.5

2.00

Under 11.5

1.76

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 9.5

1.97

Under 9.5

1.77

Payton Pritchard (Celtics)

Over 8.5

1.94

Under 8.5

1.80

Al Horford (Celtics)

Over 6.5

2.00

Under 6.5

1.75

Miles McBride (Knicks)

Over 4.5

1.77

Under 4.5

1.95

Player Assists

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Over 6.5

1.81

Under 6.5

1.93

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 5.5

1.88

Under 5.5

1.85

Josh Hart (Knicks)

Over 5.5

2.10

Under 5.5

1.68

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

1.76

Under 4.5

2.00

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 3.5

2.07

Under 3.5

1.70

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

1.93

Under 3.5

1.80

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Over 2.5

2.20

Under 2.5

1.62

Mikal Bridges (Knicks)

Over 2.5

1.89

Under 2.5

1.83

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 1.5

1.69

Under 1.5

2.10

OG Anunoby (Knicks)

Over 1.5

2.10

Under 1.5

1.67

Al Horford (Celtics)

Over 1.5

1.54

Under 1.5

2.35

Miles McBride (Knicks)

Over 1.5

1.91

Under 1.5

1.83

Player Rebounds

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Over 11.5

1.87

Under 11.5

1.87

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 9.5

2.08

Under 9.5

1.70

Josh Hart (Knicks)

Over 9.5

2.10

Under 9.5

1.70

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 6.5

1.88

Under 6.5

1.85

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

1.70

Under 5.5

2.08

Al Horford (Celtics)

Over 5.5

1.67

Under 5.5

2.10

OG Anunoby (Knicks)

Over 4.5

1.63

Under 4.5

2.18

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

2.05

Under 4.5

1.72

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Over 3.5

2.08

Under 3.5

1.70

Mikal Bridges (Knicks)

Over 3.5

2.05

Under 3.5

1.72

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

1.66

Under 3.5

2.14

Miles McBride (Knicks)

Over 1.5

1.95

Under 1.5

1.80

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics Confirmed Lineup

0 Jayson Tatum

4 Jrue Holiday

7 Jaylen Brown

8 Kristaps Porzingis

9 Derrick White

New York Knicks Confirmed Lineup

3 Josh Hart

8 OG Anunoby

11 Jalen Brunson

25 Mikal Bridges

32 Karl-Anthony Towns

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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