The Boston Celtics (32-28) travel to meet the Charlotte Hornets (29-30) Sunday at Spectrum Center. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Celtics-Hornets odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Celtics have alternated wins and losses in each of the past four games. They lost 109-104 at Brooklyn on Friday night as 3.5-point underdogs as the Under cashed for the third consecutive game.
The Hornets are coming off a 108-102 victory at home against the Cavaliers on Friday night as a 1.5-point favorite.
Charlotte entered that game 1-6 ATS across the past seven outings. The Under has hit in four straight, and seven of the previous eight for the Hornets.
Celtics at Hornets: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:21 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Celtics -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | Hornets +270 (bet $100 to win $270)
- Against the spread/ATS: Celtics -7.5 (-110) | Hornets +7.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 216.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Celtics at Hornets: Key injuries
Celtics
- C Robert Williams III (knee) out
Hornets
- PG LaMelo Ball (wrist) out
- SF Gordon Hayward (foot) out
- SG Malik Monk (ankle) out
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Celtics at Hornets: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Celtics 113, Hornets 101
Money line (ML)
The Celtics (-350) will cost you nearly four times your potential return against the Hornets (+270), and that’s just too expensive on the road.
The last time these teams played, the C’s racked up a 116-86 win against the Hornets at TD Garden April 4.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The CELTICS -7.5 (-110) are worth a roll of the dice because, as mentioned above, the first meeting was a 30-point rout in favor of Boston.
In addition, the Hornets +7.5 (-110) are 0-7 ATS across the past seven outings as an underdog of 6.5 or more points.
On the flip side, the C’s are 6-1 ATS in the past seven on the road. The Hornets are 1-5 ATS in the past six as an underdog.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 216.5 (-110) is the play, but go lightly. The Under is 10-3 in the past 13 for Boston as a favorite, while hitting in 11 of the last 15 overall.
For Charlotte, the Under is 8-1 in the past nine as an underdog, while going 4-1 in the past five as a home dog. And the Under is 20-7-1 across the past 28 at home for the Hornets.
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