The 18th championship banner in the history of the Boston Celtics will be raised to the roof Tuesday Night at TD Garden before the season opener between the Celtics and the New York Knicks. It’s a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Coach Joe Mazzulla is running it back with the same core that finished the regular season 64-18 overall and marched through the postseason to the NBA Title. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown lead the Celtics in their quest for back-to-back titles.
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson burst onto the scene going from star to All-NBA Second Team last season leading the Knicks to a 50-32 regular season record and an Eastern Conference Final appearance. Realizing they didn’t have the roster to hold off the champs in their quest to repeat, Leon Rose added Mikal Bridges days after the season ended and then added Karl-Anthony Towns a few weeks ago.
The Celtics (+110) and the Knicks (+350) are the clear favorites in the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Let’s dive into their first bout of the season and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest information on how to catch the opening tip, projected lineups, recent team action, player stats, and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game of our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details and how to watch Knicks @ Celtics
● Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
● Time: 7:30pm ET
● Website: TD Garden
● City: Boston, MA
● Television/Streaming: TNT
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Game odds for Knicks @ Celtics
The latest Monday night odds:
● Moneyline: New York Knicks (+180), Boston Celtics (-225)
● Spread: Celtic -5.5
● Total: 221.5
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Likely starting lineups for Knicks @ Celtics
· New York Knicks
PG Jalen Brunson
SG Mikal Bridges
SF Josh Hart
PF AND Anunoby
C Karl-Anthony Towns
· Boston Celtics
PG Jrue Holiday
SG Derrick White
SF Jaylen Brown
PF Jayson Tatum
C To Horford
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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Knicks @ Celtics
Going back of course to last season…
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The Celtics have not covered the Spread in 4 of their last 5 matchups against Eastern Conference teams.
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The Knicks have lost 3 straight road games.
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5 of the last 7 games of the Knicks in Boston exceeded the Total.
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Expert picks and predictions for New York @ Boston
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Our model calculates projections around each money line, spread and over/under bet for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as past performance, player matchup, injuries and the schedule.
After the model is finished, we place its projection next to the latest betting lines so that the game arrives at a relative confidence level for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model projects for Knicks @ Celtics:
· Money line: NBC Sports is leaning toward a play on the Celtics on the Moneyline
· Spread: NBC Sports is leaning toward a play on the Celtics putting up the points
· Total: NBC Sports recommends a play on the Total UNDER 221.5 points
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