A pair of the NBA’s best scorers — Jayson Tatum (ninth, 27.1 points per game) and Jalen Brunson (eighth, 27.5) — square off when the Boston Celtics (44-12) visit the New York Knicks (34-22) on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET on ABC.
The Celtics take the court as double-digit favorites against the Knicks. The Celtics are favored by 13.5 points. The matchup features an over/under of 215.5.
Celtics vs. Knicks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -13.5
- Total: 215.5
- Moneyline: Boston -312, New York +354
Celtics at Knicks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Knicks (+ 13.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (215.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 115 – Knicks 113
- Boston has come away with 43 wins in the 54 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This year, Boston has won 31 of 33 games when listed as at least -312 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 75.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- New York has a 9-14 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 39.1% of those games).
- New York has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +354 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, New York has an implied win probability of 22%.
- The 120.8 points per game the Celtics score are 11.1 more points than the Knicks give up (109.7).
- Boston has a 24-18-3 record against the spread and a 40-5 record overall when scoring more than 109.7 points.
- New York has put together a 24-13 ATS record and a 27-10 overall record in games it scores more than 110.6 points.
- Boston is 22-12-4 against the spread and 33-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 114.4 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s fifth-ranked scoring team (120.8 PPG), while the Knicks rank third in points per game allowed (109.7) in the league.
- The 17th-ranked scoring NBA team (114.4 PPG) is New York, while the Boston squad ranks fifth in the league defensively (110.6 PPG).
- The Celtics have totaled 573 more points than their opponents this season (10.2 per game on average), and the Knicks have scored 264 more points than their opponents (4.7 per game).
Over/Under
- Boston has an average implied point total of 119.9 this season, which is 4.9 points higher than its implied total in Saturday’s game (115).
- This season, Boston has put up more than 115 points 40 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for New York (115.7) is 14.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (101).
How to watch Celtics vs. Knicks
- Game Day: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC
- Location: New York City, New York
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
- TV Channel: ABC
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