Charlotte Hornets vs. Phoenix Suns odds predictions pick betting line

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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The Charlotte Hornets (16-15) meet the Phoenix Suns (23-5) Sunday for an 8 p.m. ET tip-off at Footprint Center. Below, we look at the Hornets vs. Suns odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

Charlotte has alternated between winning and losing over the past five games with the latest being a 125-116 loss at the Portland Trail Blazers Friday.

Over the past two weeks, the Hornets are 3-4 straight-up (SU), 5-2 ATS and 5-1-1 O/U with the 16th-ranked net rating (minus-2.0 points per 100 possessions), according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).

Phoenix has won back-to-back games vs. the Trail Blazers 111-107 Tuesday and the Washington Wizards 118-98 Thursday. The Suns are 4-1 SU, 3-2 ATS and 1-1-3 O/U with the fourth-best efficiency differential (plus-10.0 points per 100 possessions), per CTG.

These teams split both meetings last season with the road team winning each game but Charlotte was 2-0 ATS in those contests and either side of the total cashed.

Hornets at Suns odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Money line: Hornets +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Suns -360 (bet $360 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Hornets +7.5 (-110) | Suns -7.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 230.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

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Hornets at Suns key injuries

Hornets

None.

Suns

SG Devin Booker (hamstring) questionable

Hornets at Suns odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Suns 116, Hornets 112

Money line

PASS with a heavy “lean” to the Hornets (+270) because I like Charlotte plus the points in this game. However, the Suns (-360) are 13-2 SU at home this season with the third-best non-garbage time net rating and could be getting back leading scorer and All-Star Devin Booker.

Also, if Booker returns to action for this game then Charlotte’s money line would certainly increase so it would be best to wait until the final injury reports are released before getting down on this game.

Against the spread

BET the HORNETS +7.5 (-110) because Charlotte’s offense got cooking in LaMelo Ball‘s first game back after a slow start in its game against Portland Friday.

The Hornets put up 31 points in quarters 1-3 vs. the Trail Blazers and would’ve won that game had Charlotte not lost the first quarter, 41-24.

Furthermore, the Hornets just match up very well with the Suns. Charlotte has an edge on the wing, Phoenix has the edge in the frontcourt, and I’d call it a draw in the backcourt.

Moreover, the two Hornets-Suns games last season were decided by four and three points and Charlotte has covered five of its past six meetings with Phoenix.