New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 22 Oct 2024

Celtics to Overpower Knicks

There’s a generous line of -5.5 when the defending NBA champions Celtics play the Knicks. The -106 that they cover the spread has plenty of juice and our prediction is it will happen.

Knicks Overcame Celtics in Previous Matchup

New York Knicks lost when they last took to the court. At Madison Square Garden, they were turned over 130-109 at home to Indiana Pacers. Donte DiVincenzo scored 39 points, with Alec Burks getting 26 and Jalen Brunson 17.

Boston Celtics beat Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in game 5 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston in their last game. Jayson Tatum had 31 points and 11 assists, Jaylen Brown scored 21 points, while Jrue Holiday recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds.

The Knicks won the most recent matchup between these teams. A 118-109 victory was registered against the Celtics at TD Garden. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen six Celtics wins.

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	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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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, Derrick White, Al Horford.

Expert NBA Analysis

Injuries can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Knicks vs Celtics stats:

• The -5.5 line has been covered by Celtics in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -5.5 line has been covered by Celtics in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -5.5 line has been covered by Celtics in 4 consecutive games at home.
• The +5.5 line hasn’t been covered by Knicks in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +5.5 line hasn’t been covered by Knicks in 2 consecutive games.

Knicks vs Celtics Prediction

There’s a good opportunity to cover the spread by backing Boston Celtics at -5.5 for this NBA opening night matchup. We can get odds of -106 and this is our best pick.

A Bet Builder provides you with the chance to combine the Celtics on the spread with other picks. For every additional selection, the odds are boosted.

Celtics -5.5 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 51.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we can recommend this bet.

Our Pick

Celtics -5.5 @ -106 Bet Now

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Player Props

Jrue Holiday Over 12.5 Points -114

Jrue Holiday (Celtics) has totaled an average of 19.2 points in the past 5 home games. We will therefore place a bet that he is able to cover the line for this Player Points wager which is available at odds of -114.

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Derrick White Over 3.5 Rebounds -102

Derrick White (Celtics) has recorded Over 3.5 rebounds in 9 of the past 10 games. He should be capable of covering the line when it comes to this player prop and odds of -102 are now available.

Correct Score Prediction

Knicks 104 - 112 Celtics

If you want to achieve a big return from your stake, then it’s worth checking out the correct score lines. The Celtics to claim a 112-104 victory is available at huge odds.

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 Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

Boston Celtics have the shortest price to win this NBA game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 71% probability due to their -244 Moneyline betting odds. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, New York Knicks are trading at +200.

The spread currently stands at 6 and the total points line is 221.5. Basketball bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on the Totals. If you’re going for Under 221.5, this outcome can be backed at -109.

The Celtics are favorites at odds of -160 when it comes to the Race to 20 Points betting, with the Knicks available at +130 should you think they’ll reach this number first.

Whether you are betting pre-game or in-game, you can feast on a huge selection of team props and game lines. The options are practically endless and it’s great to have so many alternatives.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Knicks

+200

Celtics

-244

Point Spread

Knicks +6

-109

Celtics -6

-111

Total Points

Under 221.5

-109

Over 221.5

-111

Jalen Brunson Favorite to Get Most Points

Jalen Brunson is favorite when it comes to getting the most points. You can get -119 that he goes Over 27.5 points and -111 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Over 27.5

-119

Under 27.5

-111

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 26.5

-105

Under 26.5

-125

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 23.5

-115

Under 23.5

-115

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Over 20.5

-128

Under 20.5

-103

Mikal Bridges (Knicks)

Over 14.5

-102

Under 14.5

-132

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 14.5

-100

Under 14.5

-132

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 12.5

-132

Under 12.5

-100

OG Anunoby (Knicks)

Over 12.5

-128

Under 12.5

-103

Josh Hart (Knicks)

Over 8.5

-119

Under 8.5

-111

Al Horford (Celtics)

Over 8.5

-106

Under 8.5

-125

Player Assists

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Over 6.5

-147

Under 6.5

+110

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-167

Under 4.5

+125

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-120

Under 4.5

-109

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-105

Under 4.5

-125

Josh Hart (Knicks)

Over 4.5

-103

Under 4.5

-128

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 3.5

+112

Under 3.5

-149

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Over 3.5

+138

Under 3.5

-185

Mikal Bridges (Knicks)

Over 3.5

+128

Under 3.5

-172

Player Rebounds

Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks)

Over 11.5

+110

Under 11.5

-147

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 8.5

+110

Under 8.5

-147

Josh Hart (Knicks)

Over 8.5

-118

Under 8.5

-112

Al Horford (Celtics)

Over 6.5

+123

Under 6.5

-161

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

-116

Under 5.5

-114

Mikal Bridges (Knicks)

Over 4.5

+114

Under 4.5

-152

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-149

Under 4.5

+112

OG Anunoby (Knicks)

Over 4.5

-141

Under 4.5

+106

Jalen Brunson (Knicks)

Over 3.5

+117

Under 3.5

-156

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-139

Under 3.5

+105

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

9 Derrick White

42 Al Horford

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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