Boston Celtics at Oklahoma City Thunder odds, picks and predictions

Ryan Dodson | Staff Writer

The Boston Celtics (26-6) take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (22-9) Tuesday with tip-off from Paycom Center set for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Celtics vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; tied 1-1 last season

The C's won their 6th straight and 9th of 10 against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday. They covered as 14.5-point favorites with a 134-101 trouncing. F Jayson Tatum had 25, and G Jaylen Brown had 24 as the duo combined to go 7-for-12 from 3-point land. They are a little more susceptible on the road as all 6 of their losses have come away from the Garden, and they are just 6-8-2 ATS on the road.

The young Thunder are coming of age, winners of 4 straight and 8 of 10. They covered as 7.5-point favorites Sunday in a 124-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. All 5 starters had at least 17 points in the game, and 2nd-year man C Chet Holmgren had 18 points, 10 boards and went 3-for-5 from distance.

Celtics at Thunder odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:31 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Celtics -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Thunder +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
Against the spread (ATS): Celtics -3.5 (-115) | Thunder +3.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 240.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Celtics at Thunder key injuries

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None

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Celtics at Thunder picks and predictions

Prediction

Thunder 129, Celtics 125

Moneyline

We have a matchup of 2 talented teams -- 1 is battle-tested, and 1 is learning to gel and win. The Thunder are 13-5 at home and 13-5-0 ATS. These teams met 364 days ago in OKC, and the Thunder ran away with a 150-117 victory. With such a tight spread, this one is ML or bust for me, and I'm willing to take a shot on THUNDER +135.

Against the spread

With a 3.5-point spread, there isn't enough margin for error here to justify not taking the value on the ML.

PASS.

Over/Under

Boston has touched 120 in 6 straight games. OKC is 4th in the league with 121.3 PPG, and Boston is 6th at 120.8. OKC is 3rd in FG% at 49.9 and 1st in 3-point% at 39.1. We had 267 points in the last meeting. The Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. Boston is 7-3 O/U in its last 10, and OKC is 6-4 in its last 10.

It's a big total, but the numbers support it. LEAN OVER 240.5 (-110).

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