New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 12 Jan 2025

Celtics to Run Riot?

We strongly fancy the chances of the Celtics beating the Pelicans handsomely. That is why we’re having a wager on them at -14.5 on the spread at -110.

7 Triumphs for Celtics in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

New Orleans Pelicans have won back-to-back road games. A 123-115 triumph recently occurred at Wells Fargo Center when playing Philadelphia 76ers. CJ McCollum scored 38 points, with Jordan Hawkins getting 21 and Dejounte Murray 17.

Boston Celtics were beaten 114-97 at TD Garden in their last game, being turned over at home to Sacramento Kings. Jaylen Brown scored 28 points, Kristaps Porzingis managed 22 points and 10 rebounds, with Jayson Tatum racking up 15 points and 12 rebounds.

The last head-to-head saw the Celtics claim a 104-92 win over the Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. The Celtics have six straight wins against the Pelicans. They have won 7 of the 10 previous head-to-head meetings.

NBA	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	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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3 wins and 7 losses in the past 10 games. The Pelicans are averaging 114.7 points, 41.5 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 10.5 steals and 6.3 blocks while shooting 45.6% from the field and 78.0% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 118.3 points and 46.1 rebounds per contest.

CJ McCollum is averaging 26.5 points and 4.4 (46.8%) 3-pointers made. Yves Missi averages 7.8 rebounds and Dejounte Murray 8.4 assists.

The Celtics have won 5 and lost 5 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 113.3 points, 43.8 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field and 77.2% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 105.1 points and 43.3 rebounds.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 22.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists, while Derrick White has an average of 3.0 (38.5%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans lineup: Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Yves Missi, Trey Murphy.

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

Expert NBA Analysis

The NBA handicappers at Sportsgambler.com are aware of injuries that could affect the outcome along with the form guide. We also leave no stone unturned when it comes to analyzing the latest stats.

Key Pelicans vs Celtics stats:

• The +14.5 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in 11 of their last 20 games on the road.

Pelicans vs Celtics Prediction

Our pick is that Boston Celtics will get the better of their opponents by a significant margin in this NBA contest. With this in mind, let’s go for the favorites on the spread at -14.5 which is currently available at odds of -110.

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Celtics -14.5 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 52.4% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

Celtics -14.5 @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Jaylen Brown Over 22.5 Points -109

Jaylen Brown (Celtics) has an average of 27.6 points in the past 5 home games. There’s an opportunity to wager on Player Points and the line looks attractive, with -109 available that it’s covered.

Latest Jaylen Brown Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 22.5

-109

Under 22.5

-120

Assists

Over 4.5

-118

Under 4.5

-114

Rebounds

Over 5.5

+107

Under 5.5

-143

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Kristaps Porzingis Over 7.5 Rebounds +105

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics) has secured Over 7.5 rebounds in 3 straight games. There is odds of +105 available when it comes to this Player Rebounds bet and we think he’ll cover the line.

Latest Kristaps Porzingis Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 18.5

-123

Under 18.5

-108

Rebounds

Over 7.5

+102

Under 7.5

-133

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Correct Score Prediction

Pelicans 101 - 119 Celtics

There’s the chance to land amazing odds when it comes to the Celtics winning on the correct score lines. We’ll try a 119-101 victory in their favor and this should be in the right ball park.

New Orleans Pelicans 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 Heavy Favorites in Eyes of the Books

Boston Celtics are massive -1250 favorites. They are regarded as 93% likely to win this NBA game judging by the sportsbooks’ latest Moneyline odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +750 about New Orleans Pelicans.

The current spread is 15 and the total points line is 229.5. There are many ways to wager on basketball including the Totals. If you fancy Under 229.5, then the odds are -110.

The Celtics are available at odds of -291 when it comes to beating the opposition to 20 points. Underdogs Pelicans are chalked up at +220 to reach this total first.

There are a huge selection of game lines and team props when it comes to wagering on this fantastic league and we recommend visiting the top betting sites to find the wager that matches your view on the game.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Pelicans

+750

Celtics

-1250

Point Spread

Pelicans +15

-108

Celtics -15

-112

Total Points

Under 229.5

-110

Over 229.5

-110

Jayson Tatum Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Jayson Tatum is the favorite to land the most baskets. You can get -127 that he scores Over 25.5 points or -105 that he goes Under.

Player Points

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 25.5

-127

Under 25.5

-105

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 22.5

-109

Under 22.5

-120

Zion Williamson (Pelicans)

Over 21.5

-128

Under 21.5

-104

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 18.5

-128

Under 18.5

-104

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 18.5

-123

Under 18.5

-108

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Over 17.5

-118

Under 17.5

-114

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 16.5

-104

Under 16.5

-128

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 13.5

-125

Under 13.5

-106

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 10.5

-125

Under 10.5

-106

Yves Missi (Pelicans)

Over 8.5

+105

Under 8.5

-139

Player Assists

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 6.5

-141

Under 6.5

+106

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+102

Under 5.5

-135

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-118

Under 4.5

-114

Zion Williamson (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

+114

Under 4.5

-152

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 3.5

-152

Under 3.5

+115

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-164

Under 3.5

+123

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-156

Under 3.5

+118

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Over 2.5

+102

Under 2.5

-135

Player Rebounds

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 9.5

-103

Under 9.5

-130

Yves Missi (Pelicans)

Over 8.5

-104

Under 8.5

-128

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 7.5

+102

Under 7.5

-133

Zion Williamson (Pelicans)

Over 6.5

-106

Under 6.5

-125

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+107

Under 5.5

-143

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-120

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

-106

Under 4.5

-125

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 3.5

+102

Under 3.5

-135

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-132

Under 3.5

-100

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-143

Under 3.5

+108

Last 5 & H2H

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 Orleans Pelicans Confirmed Lineup

1 Zion Williamson

3 CJ McCollum

5 Dejounte Murray

21 Yves Missi

25 Trey Murphy

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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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