Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Philadelphia 76ers (12-6) face the Boston Celtics (14-4) Friday. Tip-off from TD Garden is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the 76ers vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: tied 1-1

Philadelphia failed to extend its win streak to 3 games after suffering a 124-114 loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday while also failing to cover as a 2.5-point road underdog. The 76ers simply had no answer for the interior offense of New Orleans due to the absence of C Joel Embiid, who did not play due to illness.

Boston has now won back-to-back games after routing the Chicago Bulls 124-97 Tuesday, covering as a 12.5-point home favorite. Boston has now held opponents to 103 or fewer points in each of its 2 games during its current win streak. Tuesday's win increased Boston to 8-2 in its last 10 games and 8-0 at home on the year.

76ers at Celtics odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:25 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): 76ers +215 (bet $100 to win $215) | Celtics -260 (bet $260 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): 76ers +6.5 (-112) | Celtics -6.5 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 223 (O: -110 | U: -110)

76ers at Celtics key injuries

76ers

F Nicolas Batum (finger) probable
C Joel Embiid (illness) questionable
G Kelly Oubre Jr. (ribs) out

Celtics

F/C Kristaps Porzingis (calf) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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76ers at Celtics picks and predictions

Prediction

Celtics 112, 76ers 110

Moneyline

PASS.

Boston (-260) should be able to pick up the win here, but a -260 favorite is not worth the risk of betting on. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.

Against the spread

LEAN 76ERS +6.5 (-112).

Philly is 12-6 ATS on the year, while Boston is only 8-8-2 ATS this season. The 76ers are also 2-1 ATS in their last 3 games overall, while the Celtics are only 2-5 ATS in their last 7. Recent Philly-Boston matchups have proven to be very good games that usually come down to the wire, and I expect this to be no different.

Over/Under

LEAN UNDER 223 (-110).

The Under is 7-2-1 in Boston's last 10 overall and is 3-1 in Boston's last 4 overall. The Under has also hit in 3 of the last 4 Philly-Boston matchups and has hit in 3 of Boston's last 5 wins vs. Philly.

This is a risky bet as both teams are very good offensively, but both teams are also stellar defensively, making me comfortable to advise leaning towards the Under here.

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