Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Preview
Planning on watching today’s Nets and Celtics game? Catch the action at TD Garden in Boston, MA, as the Celtics hosts this showdown at 7:30 ET on ESPN.
The over/under for this game is set at 226 points, and the Celtics are the home favorites against the Nets in a Atlantic division matchup. Check out BetCoco for Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets odds
Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last five times that the Celtics have hosted the Nets, they have an above .500 record at 5-0. Across the last three head to head matchups between the Nets and Celtics, the teams have averaged 230 points per game with an over/under record of 2-1. The last three times they have faced off with the Celtics as the home team, the OU record is 1-2.
- When looking at their past three road matchups, Brooklyn has an ATS record of 3-0 while averaging 117 per game. The team went 3-0 overall in these games.
- When looking at their past ten home matchups, Boston has an ATS record of 3-6-1 while averaging 110 per game. The team went 6-4 overall in these games.
- In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Nets have a straight up record of 1-2 and an ATS mark of 2-0-1.
- Going back to their last ten games as the favorite, the Celtics have a straight up record of 7-3. But, their mark vs the spread was just 3-6-1.
Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction
The Nets head into today’s action with an overall record of 4-4 and have gone 1-2 over their previous three games. In road games, the Nets have a 3-1 record this season, in contrast to their 1-3 record when playing at home.
Against the spread, the Nets have yet to lose, coming in with an ATS record of 7-0. The Nets currently have an undefeated ATS record and hold a +3.2 scoring margin on the road, as well as -2.0 at home.
The Nets come in with an over/under record of 5-3-0 for the current season. Their games feature an average over/under line of 226.5, and they hold a 3.6 differential compared to the over/under line this season.
In contrast to their season average of 115.4 points per game, the Nets had a below average performance. They scored 100 points against the Clippers and had a field goal percentage of 40.2%. In terms of offense, the Nets have a season-long field goal percentage of 47%, putting them 15th in the NBA. Regarding three-pointers, they are ranked 6th in percentage and 3rd in three-pointers made.
So far, the Nets’ defense is ranked 18th in the league at 114.8 points per contest.
Most recently, the Nets’ defense put together a solid performance, giving up just 93 points to the Clippers.
Coming into today’s game vs. the Nets, the Celtics are looking to build on their above .500 record of 5-2. The Eastern Conference sees the Celtics currently at 2nd, and in the Atlantic division, they are 2nd.
Boston arrives with an ATS record of 2-4 for the season up to this point. On the road, the Celtics have an ATS record of 1-3, as opposed to a 1-1 record against the spread when playing at home.
Boston currently holds an over/under record of 5-2-0 for the season. The average over/under line in their games stands at 226.2, and they have a 2.9 differential against the over/under line for this season.
In their recent matchup, the Celtics offense ended with 103 points against the 76ers. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 39.6% and made 15 threes. The team’s scoring leader is Jayson Tatum, who holds an average of 28.4 as they head into today’s matchup. Additionally, Jaylen Brown is averaging 21.4 points per game this season.
Boston’s defense has been playing well, ranking 9th in the NBA with 108.6 points allowed per game.
Most recently, the Celtics’ defense put together a solid performance, giving up just 106 points to the 76ers.
Coming in as 10.5 point favorites, our projections have the Celtics picking up a 109-102 win.
Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Betting Tips
- Take the Celtics on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Nets (+10.5)
- Our NBA model projects 211 points, and we suggest taking the under
Boston Celtics Injury Report
- Neemias Queta – Foot – Out
Brooklyn Nets Injury Report
- Ben Simmons – Hip – Questionable
- Cameron Johnson – Calf – Probable
- Nicolas Claxton – Ankle – Out
- Cam Thomas – Ankle – Out
- Dariq Whitehead – Conditioning – Out
