The Philadelphia 76ers (15-15) visit Beantown Monday for a 7:30 p.m. ET game against the Boston Celtics (15-15) at TD Garden. Below, we look at the 76ers vs. Celtics odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Philly is in the midst of a three-game losing skid with the latest being a 114-105 loss at the Brooklyn Nets Thursday. The Sixers’ game versus the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday was postponed due to a COVID outbreak within the Philly organization.
The Sixers are 3-4 straight-up (SU), 1-6 ATS and 3-3-1 O/U over the last two weeks with the 25th-ranked non-garbage time efficiency differential (minus-6.1 points per 100 possessions), according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
Boston handled business against the New York Knicks at home 114-107 Saturday as a 6-point favorite. The Celtics are 2-4 SU, 2-3-1 ATS and 3-3 O/U over the last 14 days with the 23rd-ranked non-garbage time net rating (minus-5.1 points per 100 possessions), per CTG.
Philly has covered four straight regular-season games against Boston but the Celtics won their first meeting this season 88-87 Dec. 1 as 3-point home favorites. Boston wing Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-20 shooting and added a team-high 16 rebounds.
76ers at Celtics odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: 76ers +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Celtics -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): 76ers +3.5 (-110) | Celtics -3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): Off the Board (OTB)
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76ers at Celtics key injuries
76ers
- C Joel Embiid (ankle) questionable
- SG Danny Green (hip) questionable
- SF Furkan Korkmaz (illness) questionable
- PG Tyrese Maxey (quadriceps) questionable
- C Andre Drummond (health and safety protocols) out
- PG Shake Milton (health and safety protocols) out
- PF Georges Niang (health and safety protocols) out
Celtics
- SF Romeo Langford (neck) questionable
- PG Dennis Schroder (illness) questionable
- SF Jayson Tatum (ankle) questionable
- C Al Horford (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Josh Richardson (health and safety protocols) out
- PF Grant Williams (health and safety protocols) out
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76ers at Celtics odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 112, 76ers 104
Money line
PASS with a slight “lean” to the Celtics (-160) since I “lean” to Boston laying the points. However, it’s impossible to lay it with the Celtics until seeing the final injury reports.
Against the spread
“LEAN” to the CELTICS -3.5 (-110) for a small wager because we are still in the dark as to who exactly will be playing in this game.
However, the 76ers are dealing with injury and COVID-related issues whereas Boston at least expects to have both All-Stars (Tatum and G Jaylen Brown) in the lineup.
The Celtics are also playing a little better recently, winning two of their last three games (2-0-1 ATS) while the Sixers have lost three straight and failed to cover in six of their last seven games.
Over/Under
The total was OTB at the time of publishing. You might not see a total until closer to game time when there’s more clarity on who’s available to play.
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