Celtics vs. NY Knicks: Lineups, Key Matchups, Prediction

The NBA offseason was filled with blockbuster moves and a lot of rumors. Among the many teams that made big deals this season, the Boston Celtics were one of them. Boston reconstructed their roster after last season’s heartbreaking Eastern Conference Finals outing in the postseason and entered the year as early betting favorites to bring …

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2023-24 Boston Celtics preseason preview: Analysis and prediction

As the 2023-24 season approaches, Celtics fans are eagerly anticipating the preseason as a way to fuel their excitement and get their Boston basketball fix. Let’s take a look at the Boston Celtics’ upcoming five preseason games and offer predictions as to how I think things might unfold. The preseason schedule is as follows: Boston …

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Celtics vs. Sixers prediction and odds for Game 6 (Can Boston force Game 7?)

Boston Celtics fans are hoping for a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals because that would mean that the team kept its season alive on Thursday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Philly stole Game 1 and 5 in Boston to take a 3-2 series lead, but it finds itself as a short underdog in …

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Sixers vs. Celtics prediction and odds for Game 5

The Boston Celtics should have won Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers, eventually losing in overtime on a clutch shot from James Harden. Boston had chances, building a lead in the fourth quarter after trailing most of the game, but it couldn’t close out Philly, giving the Sixers their second win of the series. Philly …

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Celtics vs. Hawks prediction and odds for Game 3 (Boston one step closer to sweep)

The Boston Celtics have dominated the Atlanta Hawks in their first-round series in the NBA playoffs, winning two straight games by double digits in Boston. Now, with the series shifting back to Atlanta, the Celtics are five-point road favorites in Game 3. That’s a surprising spread, as Boston was favored by 10.5 points in Game …

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Raptors vs. Celtics best bet, prediction, odds (Boston bounces back)

The Boston Celtics nearly beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night without Robert Williams III and Jaylen Brown, and now they’ll look to bounce back at home against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Toronto currently holds the No. 9 spot in the East, winning back-to-back games against the Charlotte Hornets to pull it to the …

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Spurs vs. Celtics prediction and odds for Sunday, March 26 (Celtics will cruise)

The Boston Celtics are just two games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, and they’re presented with a great opportunity to close that gap by a game on Sunday. The Celtics will host the 19-55 San Antonio Spurs, who have lost three-straight games ahead of today’s showdown. Let’s take …

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Pacers vs. Celtics prediction and odds for Friday, March 24

The Boston Celtics momentarily fell out of the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference, but a win against Sacramento on Tuesday was enough to slide them back ahead of Philadelphia in the standings. Now, they’ve had much of the week off to prepare for this matchup with the Indiana Pacers. On Wednesday, the Pacers …

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Celtics vs Cavs Prediction and Sportsbook Promo 

We’ve got a full slate of NBA action on tap for tonight highlighted by a potential Eastern Conference playoff preview when Cleveland travels to play at Boston this evening. Each game going forward is important for both teams as the Celtics chase the top seed in the East and the Cavs hope to hold off …

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Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans prediction, odds, TV channel for November 18

On Friday, November 18, the Boston Celtics look to run their win streak to nine — and look to improve their league-best record to 13-3 overall — as they take on the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in the Big Easy. Boston is coming off of a 126-101 destruction of the Atlanta …

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Boston Celtics vs. Oklahoma City Thunder prediction, odds, TV channel for November 14

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are two teams with very different expectations in 2022-23, and they’ll be meeting on November 14 at the T.D. Garden for their first of two matchups this season. Boston is on a six-game win streak after a 3-2 start to the season and now sits in second place …

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Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons prediction, odds, TV channel for November 12

The Boston Celtics have officially run their win streak to five games following a November 11 victory against the Denver Nuggets at home, and they look to make it six in a row on Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons. Of course one of those wins during Boston’s streak was against Detroit at the T.D. …

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Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets prediction, odds, TV channel for November 11

The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets both sit at 8-3 through their first 11 games, though the Cs currently sit in the No. 3 seed while Denver is at No. 4 in the Utah Jazz-dominated Western Conference. Like we all predicted. None of that seeding talk is quite relevant yet, though, with so much of …

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Boston Celtics vs. Memphis Grizzlies prediction, odds, TV channel for November 7

The Boston Celtics are on a two-game win streak, and they’re looking to run it to three on Monday, November 7 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis to face the Grizzlies — who are also 6-3 through their first nine games. Memphis has won its last three games, meaning they can push their own win …

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Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards prediction, odds, TV channel

The Boston Celtics look to end their first losing streak of the 2022-23 season, and of the Joe Mazzulla era, with a Sunday evening matchup with the Washington Wizards in a battle of 3-2 teams. Boston was bludgeoned on the glass the past 2 games by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls, being outrebounded by …

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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers prediction, odds, TV channel

This past Monday was a unique experience for Boston Celtics fans in 2022 — their team was beaten up on the glass and had their lunch taken from them after building a 19-point lead in the first quarter of an eventual 120-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Nikola Vucevic looked like a Montenegrin Shaquille O’Neal as …

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Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls prediction, odds, TV channel

The Boston Celtics are off to an undefeated 3-0 start, meaning interim head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t know what losing feels like as a head coach — at least not when the games count in the standings at least. Against a rebuilding Magic team who is winless thus far, Boston kept up with Orlando even …

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Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic prediction, odds, TV channel

2-0 folks. That’s Joe Mazzulla’s record as interim head coach of the Boston Celtics through the first four days of the 2022-23 season. Could he soon coach his way into having that interim tag removed? It’s a legitimate question given the success of his star duo. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown became the third set …

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Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat prediction, odds, TV channel

The Boston Celtics got the TNT treatment for their historic opening night victory over the Philadelphia 76ers this past Tuesday, and now on October 21, they’ll get the ESPN treatment for their first road game of the season against the Miami Heat. Miami didn’t have the same sterling start to their season the Cs did, …

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