Will the TD Garden remain a fortress?
The next night is the Eastern Conference clash between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers! Tip and odds from the betting base. The home side are a real home power: the co-record champions have won all eight of their matches in front of their own fans!
They have also defeated heavyweights such as runners-up Miami and current third-placed Milwaukee in the East. However, the visitors counter the home strength of the hosts with their dominant away record
The Sixers have won five of their eight away games and no other team in the Eastern Conference has more victories away from home than Philly! For the exciting game between Boston and the 76ers, the prediction of less than 15.5 points by Jrue Holiday on the home side seems to be profitable
Boston Celtics – Statistics & current form
The Celtics are in first place in the Eastern Conference and have earned their place in the sun thanks to the aforementioned home strength. They are the only team in the East still unbeaten at home.
The offense in particular usually turns up the heat at home in the TD Garden: They manage an average of almost 123 points on their own turf. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown once again play the biggest part in the convincing forward play.
The duo combine for around 50 points per game and are therefore normally responsible for just under half of the home side’s points. Tatum in particular was once again virtually unstoppable.
The forward ranks among the top ten best scorers in the NBA, but has not quite been able to maintain his initial high level recently. In three of the last four games, he fell short of his seasonal average of just under 28 points.
Tatum with problems again against Philly?
In view of this, the Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers betting tip and odds on Tatum scoring less than 27.5 points are also linked to value from the perspective of the betting base. This is also supported by his two appearances against Philly this season, in which he averaged no more than 22.5 points.
Philadelphia 76ers – Statistics & current form
The Sixers have only lost twice away from home and both defeats came against top teams. Philly suffered a defeat away from home at leaders Minnesota in the West and the Milwaukee Bucks, who are in third place in the East.
Joel Embiid has been reliable. The reigning MVP is in first place in the league-wide scorer rankings and is also impressive when it comes to rebounding, averaging 11.3 boards per game.
His defensive strength can also be seen in his almost two blocks per game. Furthermore, the visiting team has already won numerous games in commanding fashion. Philadelphia has a points difference of +7.7 – only the upcoming opponent tops this score with +9.5.
Maximum five-point difference at the final buzzer?
Given the strong form of the visitors, a close game can be expected, which is why the prediction of a maximum five-point margin of victory for one of the two teams in Boston’s game against the Sixers is also worth a recommendation.
Alongside Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey has now established himself as the Sixers’ second-best scorer and it is obvious that he has particularly benefited from the departure of guard James Harden. He has recently stepped up his game once again: The 23-year-old has recorded at least 28 points in four of the past five games.
Maxey recently set a new personal record
Maxey’s potential this season was already evident in the game against the Pacers in the middle of last month. He gave Indiana no fewer than 50 points in that encounter and set a new career best. He is also particularly physically fit: no other player has spent more time on court on average this season – in his case more than 38 minutes of play
Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers head-to-head / H2H record
The duel took place no less than four times in the last two months. The teams faced each other twice in the preseason and the Celtics triumphed both times.
The balance in the following games of the regular season is even. The Sixers first won their home game 106:103 before being beaten again in front of their home crowd 107:117 around two weeks ago.
However, the Celts’ home record in this pairing in the recent past is very clearly in their favor: Ten of the last 13 home games against the Sixers in the preseason or regular season ended in a win by them.
Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers betting tip
In the top game in the East between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, the forecast includes less than 15.5 points by Jrue Holiday for the hosts. The point guard joined the Celtics from Milwaukee before the season and has only acclimatized to a limited extent so far.
After 16 games for his new employer, he is averaging 12.4 points, around seven points below his haul last year with the Bucks. It is also his weakest figure compared to all his previous seasons in the NBA, with the exception of his first year in the league in the 2009/10 season (8.0).
Underscoring the Boston vs 76ers tip is his two appearances against Philly this season, in which the 33-year-old averaged 15 points. On top of that, Holiday has only surpassed the 15.5-point mark in one of the past eleven games
