The Boston Celtics (12-3) take an eight-game winning streak into a road contest against the New Orleans Pelicans (9-6), winners of three straight. It starts at 5:30 PM ET (on BSNO and NBCS-BOS) on Friday, November 18, 2022.
The Celtics enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Pelicans. The point total for the matchup is set at 230.
Celtics vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -2.5
- Total: 230
- Moneyline: Boston -141, New Orleans +120
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Celtics at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 2.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (230)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 116 – Celtics 115
Moneyline
- Boston has been victorious in 12, or 80%, of the 15 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 10 times in 12 chances when named as a favorite of at least -141 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 58.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- New Orleans has won 60% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (3-2).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer, New Orleans has gone 2-1 (66.7%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, New Orleans’ implied win probability is 45.5%.
Against the spread
- The Celtics average 8.3 more points per game (120.4) than the Pelicans give up (112.1).
- Boston is 6-5 against the spread and 9-2 overall when scoring more than 112.1 points.
- Boston has a 9-2 record when putting up more than 112.1 points.
- New Orleans has an 8-3 record against the spread and a 9-2 record overall when giving up fewer than 120.4 points.
- New Orleans has a 9-2 record when giving up fewer than 120.4 points.
- The Pelicans’ 116.7 points per game are just 3.4 more points than the 113.3 the Celtics allow.
- When it scores more than 113.3 points, New Orleans is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
- New Orleans is 6-4 when it scores more than 113.3 points.
- Boston has an ATS record of 6-2 and a 7-1 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 116.7 points.
- Boston is 7-1 when it allows fewer than 116.7 points.
- The Celtics are at the top of the NBA’s scoring charts (120.4 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the 13th-fewest points per game (112.1) in the league.
- The fifth-ranked scoring NBA team (116.7 PPG) is New Orleans, while the Boston squad ranks 15th in the league defensively (113.3 PPG).
- The Celtics have put up a total of 107 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 7.1 per game), and the Pelicans have out-scored opponents by 70 points on the season (4.6 more per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for Boston this season is 115.3 points, 0.7 fewer points than its implied total of 116 points in Friday’s game.
- This season, Boston has put up more than 116 points in 10 games.
- New Orleans’ average implied point total on the year (116.7 points) is 2.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (114 points).
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How to watch Celtics vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Friday, November 18, 2022
- Game Time: 5:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO and NBCS-BOS
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
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