76ers vs Celtics

The Boston Celtics entered their Tuesday night matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers expecting to potentially play without one of their All-Stars as Jaylen ...

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers on April 4. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

The Celtics have taken advantage of a softer schedule at points, but did slow down top-tier attacks like Sacramento (109 points), Milwaukee (99 points), and Utah (114 points) in that stretch. Boston is 5-8 O/U (61.5% Unders) against Atlantic Division rivals this season. The Sixers are 2-4 O/U in their last six games, mixing mediocre offensive efforts with sound defensive play. The Celtics have won all three meetings with the 76ers this season, covering as short faves in each of those matchups. The Celtics kept that momentum with a 122-114 home win over Utah the next night, but fell short as 13-point chalk. His Over/Under on points is set at 12.5 (Over -104), and even with the game total telling the tale of a defensive battle between these divisional rivals, I have Harris projected for 14 points. Harris had 19 points in the most recent meeting with the Celtics on 8-for-12 shooting, including 3-of-5 from distance, in a 110-107 loss at Wells Fargo Center on Feb. As of Tuesday morning, the market consensus is Philadelphia -2. That spread has since puffed up to as big as -2.5 at some sportsbooks, with Celtics standout Before Sunday’s six-point blip, he scored 13 points or more in eight straight appearances (while missing a March 31 game with Toronto). With four contests remaining on the schedule, Boston is two games behind Milwaukee at the top the Eastern Conference standings, having won two straight and five of its last six outings (4-2 ATS). Harris is a player that can get lost in the offense when the Sixers push the pace or force more transition, and is more effective in halfcourt sets.

That brings on the third-place Sixers, who are three games behind the C's with four games left to go. Boston and Philadelphia meet for the final time in the ...

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The Boston Celtics (54-24) will look to Jayson Tatum (sixth in the league scoring 30.3 points per game) when they attempt to defeat Joel Embiid (first in ...

- In 2022-23, Boston has taken 52.2% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 47.8% percent from beyond it. Meanwhile, it is attempting 32.8 three-pointers per contest, which are 39.3% of its shots (and 31.2% of the team's buckets). Not all offers available in all states, please visit BetMGM for the latest promotions for your area. They are sixth in 3-point percentage at 37.7%. The Celtics are 3.5-point road underdogs in the game, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on TNT. Must be 21+ to gamble, please wager responsibly. That's less often than Boston covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (100%). - Beyond the arc, the Celtics are second-best in the league in 3-pointers made per game (16). - In 2022-23, Boston is second-best in the league offensively (118.4 points scored per game) and ranked sixth defensively (111.8 points allowed). - The 76ers are draining 12.7 threes per game this year (11th-ranked in NBA), and they sport a 38.7% three-point percentage (best). - As a moneyline favorite this year, the 76ers are 40-14, while the Celtics are 3-3 as moneyline underdogs. - When it comes to going over the over/under in 2022-23, Philadelphia does it in fewer games (52.6% of the time) than Boston (53.8%).

The Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. Kade Kimble provides his best prop bets for this matchup.

Acuña was active for most of last season, but he was a shell of himself, and it was easy to tell the knee was still bothering him. 1 option in the Tennessee Volunteers’ passing game and has a chance to go in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. In a mock draft published on March 11, ESPN's Todd McShay predicted Carter would fall out of the top 10 and to the Houston Texans at pick No. According to ESPN, the Buccaneers finished last season 25th in scoring with an average of 18.4 points per game and dead last with an average of 76.9 rushing yards per contest. ESPN's Rich Cimini reported Sunday that Beckham "is thought to be seeking a one-year deal for $15M" and also that "a deal in the $10M to $12M range seems more likely, with a chance to earn more with incentives." On top of that, the 76ers need him and themselves to get ready for the playoffs, as this may be the best position they’ll be in to compete for a championship. The team was able to re-sign Michael Thomas, which was a bit of a surprise after many predicted the team would move on from him this offseason. With no other QB tied to more than $125M in full guarantees, Jackson and the Ravens have a substantial gap to bridge. But Kobe was clearly ready to take over and as the younger of the duo, the Lakers were focused on doing whatever they could to ensure he remained with the franchise forever. He’s covered this prop in five of his last seven games, and he’s also got a 20-assist game within the month. The Celtics could benefit from a win more in this game to close the gap to the top seed. As the season winds down, and we’ve only got a few games left for each NBA team, these games are beginning to have less and less of an impact.

Joel Embiid torched the Celtics for 52 points Tuesday night and the Sixers hung on for a 103-101 win at Wells Fargo Center. By Noah Levick.

Embiid had answer after answer when Boston came close to overtaking the Sixers in the third. The Sixers were very far from flawless in the final seconds, though. Harris subbed in for Niang and McDaniels nailed an after-timeout three, but the Sixers still appeared extremely reliant on Embiid's greatness to win. Tucker drained two clutch threes from the left corner and one from the right. Regardless of the opposition, it’s clearly important in the playoffs for the Sixers to have Harris not hesitating on open three-point shots and chipping in when defenses force the ball from their stars' hands. Early in the third quarter, Maxey pump faked a three and then got whistled for an offensive foul in his attempt to find a good look off the dribble. stop on Brogdon helped the Sixers keep their lead entering the fourth. He scored 18 of the Sixers’ 28 points in the first quarter, hitting 6 of 7 field goals and 6 of 7 free throws. [Unlike Sunday night in Milwaukee](https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-bucks-joel-embiid-giannis-antetokounmpo-tyrese-maxey-sixers-nba), the Sixers’ opponent had a cold shooting start; Boston began 1 for 9 from the field and 0 for 5 from three-point range. A 1-for-6 first half dropped Maxey to 8 for his last 30 from the floor vs. With Reed on the floor, there’s far less reason to be concerned about a switch-everything defensive approach than with the typical backup big man. However, the Sixers eventually paid for a few defensive miscues and the Celtics looked more threatening in transition.

The Boston Celtics (54-24) will look to Jayson Tatum (sixth in the league scoring 30.3 points per game) when they attempt to defeat Joel Embiid (first in ...

- In 2022-23, Boston has taken 52.2% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 47.8% percent from beyond it. Meanwhile, it is attempting 32.8 three-pointers per contest, which are 39.3% of its shots (and 31.2% of the team's buckets). Not all offers available in all states, please visit BetMGM for the latest promotions for your area. They are sixth in 3-point percentage at 37.7%. The Celtics are 3.5-point road underdogs in the game, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on TNT. Must be 21+ to gamble, please wager responsibly. That's less often than Boston covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (100%). - Beyond the arc, the Celtics are second-best in the league in 3-pointers made per game (16). - In 2022-23, Boston is second-best in the league offensively (118.4 points scored per game) and ranked sixth defensively (111.8 points allowed). - The 76ers are draining 12.7 threes per game this year (11th-ranked in NBA), and they sport a 38.7% three-point percentage (best). - As a moneyline favorite this year, the 76ers are 40-14, while the Celtics are 3-3 as moneyline underdogs. - When it comes to going over the over/under in 2022-23, Philadelphia does it in fewer games (52.6% of the time) than Boston (53.8%).

Joel Embiid carried the 76ers to a 103-101 win over the Celtics with a monster 52-point performance. We share our takeaways from the potential playoff ...

The gap between the Bucks/Celtics and the rest of the East is significant. Boston (54-25) will also want to finish with a better record than the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets (52-27) to earn home-court advantage in the NBA Finals if they make it that far. 2 seed in the East. As long as Embiid isn't dropping 50 points per game in the playoffs, Boston will be fine. As of Tuesday night, he is the frontrunner to win the 2022-23 NBA MVP award. The rest of the Sixers roster combined to shoot 19-of-53 from the floor. Judging by how all four games of the season series have gone, the Celtics shouldn't lose any sleep over a possible second-round playoff matchup against Philadelphia. Sixers star Joel Embiid put on a show with 52 points to lead his team to its first win of the campaign against Boston in four meetings, 103-101. Boston nearly pulled off the season sweep despite missing two of its key players, Williams and Brown. He asserted his dominance early and often, tallying 18 points and seven rebounds in the first quarter alone. He notched a double-double (24 points, 10 boards) in the first half. Derrick White was the Celtics' leading scorer with 26 points.

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He is 1-of-9 from three in the last three games against the Celtics. Is the Celtics bench more vulnerable with White in the starting lineup or when he's not running bench-heavy units? RW3 has appeared in just one of the contests, but the general tents of the matchup persist. The Celtics, again, were shorthanded and seemed to lack interest in the early going. Tobias Harris went 8-of-12 from the floor on Feb. Boston's opening night win over Philly, in which it took a 10-point lead to the fourth quarter, is the closest thing to a bummer this rivalry—yes, rivalry—has known. (His passing and ability to defenses in rotation remain valuable.) Nor is it seemingly ever the same player. Tucker drilled during a two-minute span in the fourth quarter—all of which were assisted by Embiid. Granted, the Feb. RW3 missing time is essentially the status quo, and while the Celtics lead the season series 3-1, pretty much every single one of these games has been fun as hell. The Celtics have been fully healthy for just one of these matchups, and it wasn't Tuesday night.