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2023 NBA Handicapping
(26-23) New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics (35-14)
Date: Thursday, January 26th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Moneyline NBA Odds: Knicks +280 | Celtics -350 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Celtics -8
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 226.5
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Wednesday, January 11th, the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics play for the second of four scheduled meetings this season. In the initial meeting on November 5th, the Celtics won 133-118.
New York will host again on February 27th while Boston will host the closing match on March 5th.
Both teams last played Tuesday with the Knicks getting an important win over the Cavaliers 105-103 while the extremely shorthanded Celtics fought valiantly but lost 95-98 to the Heat.
All time the Celtics own the advantage with 295 victories in 485 contests. Last season the Atlantic Division rivals split their four matches each winning twice on their home floors.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Wednesday evening, January 25th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, January 26th.
New York Knicks
It’s a big week for the Knicks as they face a challenging set of opponents. They took the first game against the Cavaliers behind Julius Randle’s double-double of 36 points and 13 rebounds.
Randle was lethal from the perimeter hitting 8 of his 12 perimeter attempts.
New York sits seventh and is trying to move up the ladder so victories against the Celtics and Nets would help the Knicks gain some traction against the foes seeded above them.
Stats
As can be seen, New York excels at limiting opponents with the third-best opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% and also have the third-lowest perimeter percentage of 34.5%.
Also, they complete the big three stat line ranking 10th overall for opponent scoring with 112.1 points per game).
So far, offensively, the Knicks score 114.1 points per game ranking 15th. Also, New York shoots 45.7% from the field ranking 24th, and 34.5% from the perimeter ranking 25th.
Evan Fournier (personal) is out
Boston Celtics
The Celtics limped into Miami missing three starters and their top bench player hoping Jayson Tatum could carry the load and he came very close to pulling it off.
Tatum served up a double-double of 31 points and 14 rebounds along with seven assists but also had seven turnovers and while all the starters scored in double-figures the shorthanded bench
Stats
Boston claims the fourth-best point production averaging 117.6 points per game. In terms of efficiency, they shoot 47.4% from the field and 37.1% from the perimeter ranking 13th and ninth respectively.
Opponents average 112.0 points per game which ranked eighth. Celtics opponents are limited to 46.8% from the field and 35.7% from the perimeter which ranks 10th and 13th respectively.
Marcus Smart (ankle) is out while Danilo Gallinari (ACL Repair) is out for the season.
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New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Knicks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
- The Knicks are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games against Boston.
- Also, the Knicks are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Boston.
- By comparison, Boston is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games.
- The Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
- Finally, the Celtics are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games at home.
Free New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics NBA Prediction:
The Celtics have only lost three games in a row once this season and despite the fact they’ve been navigating injuries, they’ll be intent on getting back on track.
Especially against a team in their own division and conference who they could end up facing in the first or second round of the playoffs.
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