Atlantic Division rivals battle when the Boston Celtics (5-3) travel to face the New York Knicks (4-4) at Madison Square Garden, beginning at 4:30 PM ET on Saturday, November 5, 2022. It’s the first matchup between the clubs this season.
The Celtics take the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Knicks. The matchup features an over/under of 223.5.
Celtics vs. Knicks Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -4.5
- Total: 223.5
- Moneyline: Boston -185, New York +150
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Celtics at Knicks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Knicks (+ 4.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (223.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 116 – Knicks 113
- Boston has been victorious in five of the eight contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win three times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -185 or better on the moneyline.
- Boston has an implied victory probability of 64.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- New York has won one of the four games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (25%).
- New York has played as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives New York a 40% chance to win.
- The 117.0 points per game the Celtics put up are just 3.2 more points than the Knicks give up (113.8).
- Boston has a 1-3 record against the spread and a 3-1 record overall when putting up more than 113.8 points.
- When Boston scores more than 113.8 points, it is 3-1.
- When New York gives up fewer than 117.0 points, it is 4-1 against the spread and 3-2 overall.
- New York has a 3-2 record when allowing fewer than 117.0 points.
- The Knicks score an average of 114.0 points per game, just 1.0 fewer point than the 115.0 the Celtics give up.
- New York has put together a 1-1 ATS record and a 2-0 overall record in games it scores more than 115.0 points.
- New York is 2-0 when it scores more than 115.0 points.
- Boston’s record is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall when it gives up fewer than 114.0 points.
- Boston is 2-0 when it gives up fewer than 114.0 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s fourth-ranked scoring team (117.0 PPG), while the Knicks rank 17th in points per game allowed (113.8) in the league.
- New York’s squad is currently the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (114.0 PPG), while Boston’s team is 20th in points allowed per game (115.0).
- The Celtics have totaled just 16 more points than their opponents this season (2.0 per game on average), and the Knicks have scored only two more points than their opponents (0.2 per game).