The Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers will square off against one another in the first game of the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Celtics are a 7-point favorite over the 76ers heading into their game against each other. There is a total point total of 215 up for grabs in this game.
76ers vs Celtics Betting Odds
Here are the 76ers vs Celtics Betting Odds for game 1 of their Conference Semifinal series, brought to you by YouWager.lv:
- Philadephia 76ers: Point Spread +7.5, Money Line +240
- Boston Celtics: Point Spread -7.5, Money Line -300
- Total: 215 Over/Under
As you can see, the Celtics are -7.5 favorites to take this game and get a 1-0 lead in the series, while the Sixers are underdogs and have a tough task ahead.
76ers vs Celtics Betting Trends
Now we have the most important 76ers vs Celtics trends to help you bet with an edge:
Money Line Trends
- This season, Boston has been selected as the favorite in 74 games and has come away victorious 53 times (or 71.6% of the time) from those games in which they were the favorite.
- This season, Boston has won 25 of 35 games when they were labeled as favorites on the money line of at least -298 or better.
- According to the money line that sportsbooks have established for this contest, Boston has a victory probability that is predicted to be 74.9% of the time.
- Philadelphia has compiled a record of 13-13 in games in which it was labeled as the underdog according to the money line, winning 50 percent of those games.
- In games in which it was a money line underdog with odds of +240 or longer, Philadelphia posted a record of 2-1 (66.7%), winning both of those games.
- According to the implied probability of the money line, Philadelphia has a chance of winning this competition which is 29.4%.
Against the Spread or ATS Trends
- The Celtics average 117.9 points scored per game, which is seven points more than the 110.9 points allowed by the 76ers.
- When they score more than 110.9 points, the Boston Bruins have a combined record of 48-12 against the spread and have a record of 38-20-2 overall.
- When they allow 117.9 points or fewer to their opponents, Philadelphia has a record of 43-16 and a record of 41-18 against the spread respectively.
- The Philadelphia 76ers score 115.2 points per game on average, which is only 3.8 points higher than the Celtics allow their opponents to score per game (111.4).
- When scoring more than 111.4 points, Philadelphia has a 37-13 record against the spread and a 43-7 record overall in those games.
- When it allows 115.2 points or fewer to its opponents, Boston’s record is 35-15-1 against the spread, and it improves to 41-10 overall.
- The Celtics are now ranked fourth in the NBA in terms of points scored per game (117.9), but the 76ers allow the third-fewest points per game in the league at an average of 110.9%.
- Philadelphia is listed as the 14th-best scoring club in the NBA with 115.2 points per game, while the Boston squad is ranked as the fourth-best defensive team in the league with 111.4 points per game allowed.
- The 76ers have scored 354 more points than their opponents over the course of the season, while the Celtics have scored 535 more points than their opponents overall (6.5 points per game on average).
- The Celtics have outscored their opponents by a total of 535 points this season.
Over Under Trends
- The implied point total for Boston’s game on Monday was 111 points, which is 6.5 points lower than the average number of 117.5 implied points that Boston has had this season (117.5 implied points on average compared to 111 supposed points in this game).
- During the course of this season, Boston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (111) an incredible sixty times.
- The Philadelphia 76ers have an expected point total of 104 for this game, which is 10.7 points lower than the team’s average projected point total (114.7) for the whole season (114.7).
