Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics 02/01/20 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics
NBA: 8:30 PM EST
Feb. 01, 2020
TV: ABC
Latest Odds : Celtics -4 Total 218.4
Two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference Square off on Saturday night in prime time and on national TV in a game that could go a long way to see which one of these two teams might get home field in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Sixers come in off a bad loss to the Hawks but I believe they were just looking past them to this game and got caught with their pants down.
Philadelphia has struggled mightily on the road this year going 9-16 SU while Boston has been rock solid at home going 19-5 SU and both teams come in winners of 6 of their last 10 games. Sixers come in trailing the 3rd seed Celtics by 2 games in the Eastern Conference. Sixers have had luck versus Boston as they look to sweep the season series from Boston on Saturday.
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Boston does come in riding a mini hot streak winners of 5 of their last 6 games. Kemba Walker will most likely not play due to soreness in his knees but Boston has a very deep roster. Jayson Tatum leads Boston’s lineup with 21.5 points per game 6.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Tatum has gotten better and better as the season has rolled on.
Sixers come in with two players on the all star team as Ben Simmons was just named to the team Ben Simmons does it on both ends of the court and is basically a Swiss Army knife out there scoring a triple double on almost a nightly basis. Joel Embiid has been a force this season averaging 23.3 points per game with 12.3 rebounds and even throws in 3.2 assists.
Recent Betting Trends:
76ers are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
76ers are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Celtics are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games as an underdog.
Free Betting Pick: Celtics
All these losses to the Sixers haven’t not mattered much in the standings but you can believe that Boston will come out motivated to win this game and being at home can only add to their advantage here we catch a small line here due to Kemba Walker. Look for Boston to win from the first tip to the final buzzer with the final score being Celtics winning 112-102.