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2022 NBA Handicapping
(12-3) Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans (9-6)
Date: Friday, November 18th
Time: 8:30 PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center
NBA Moneyline Odds: Celtics -127 | Pelicans +117 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Celtics -2.5
NBA Betting Total: 227
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Friday, November 18th, finds the Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans playing the first of two scheduled contests. Boston will host the second match on January 11th.
The Celtics arrive having last played Wednesday pounding the Hawks 126-10 while the Pelicans completed a back-to-back sweep beating the Grizzlies 113-102 on Tuesday and Bulls (124-110) on Wednesday.
Last season, the squads played twice with the Celtics winning both contests. The Celtics have won on 22 occasions in the 43 games played all-time.
Boston Celtics
The win streak has hit eight and the Celtics look very comfortable sitting atop the East. They are absolutely feasting offensively and Robert Williams is nearing a return that will shift their defense to another level.
The only concern at this stage is staying healthy and hoping the team isn’t hitting their stride too early in the season. That said, I’m not convinced they can beat a healthy Bucks team but they have a deep roster tailored to handle any matchup.
Offensively, the Celtics rank in the top five for scoring and proficiency – specifically, the Bean Town crew scores the most points per game (120.4). Boston shoots 48.8% from the field ranking third and 41.1% from the perimeter ranking fourth.
Defensively, the Celtics allow opponents to score 113.3 points per game ranking 15th. Boston allows their opponents to shoot 45.8 percent from the field tied for ninth with the Hawks and 35.3 from the perimeter tied with the Knicks in 14th.
Marcus Smart (ankle) and Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring) are questionable for Friday. Robert Williams III (knee) and Danilo Gallinari (knee) are out indefinitely.
New Orleans Pelicans
Willie Green has his young squad playing well on both sides of the court. At times they look like a bonafide Western home court seed – but there are still too many games or situations where they seem to forget their identity.
That’s reasonable given how young the majority of the roster is. I haven’t seen enough of Zion Williamson playing with Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum et el, to assess where this team ranks but when they are clicking they sure look dangerous.
Offensively, the Pelicans find themselves in the top five across the board scoring 116.7 points per game while shooting 48.1% from the field and 38.6% from the perimeter — again all three categories rank fifth.
Defensively, the Pelicans allow opponents to score 112.1 points per game which ranks 13th. New Orleans holds their opponents to 46.9 percent from the field tied with the Lakers in 20th and 32.5% from the perimeter which is the second-best mark overall.
Zion Williamson (ankle) and E.J. Liddell (knee) are both questionable for Friday.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
- The Pelicans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston’s last 9 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans’ last 5 games.
- Boston is 8-0 SU in their last 8 games.
- New Orleans is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Prediction:
I suspect the Pelicans will be fully dialed in for this matchup and looking to send a message to Boston and conversely that the Bean Town crew will be equally motivated to show the Pels how much they still have left to improve.
With the Celtics looking to extend the win streak to nine I’m a bit surprised the spread is that low. It’s a hat tip to the Pels to say – hey you look good IMHO.
Should be a great matchup though (just wish both sides were fully healthy).
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