Next defeat for Boston?

The best team in the NBA will host the New Orleans Pelicans against the Boston Celtics. What predictions does the betting pool offer for the clash on Saturday evening? The visitors are the only team in the NBA to have already qualified for the playoffs and can no longer be knocked off the throne in the East.

The motivation on the last few meters of the regular season could therefore already be waning somewhat for them. The situation is completely different for the home side. In fifth place in the West, they still have to win to qualify directly for the postseason

For the game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics, the betting tip includes more than 22.5 points by CJ McCollum for the home side. You can play the prediction at Betano. The bookmaker offers a wide range of basketball sports bets and an interesting bonus for new customers.

New Orleans Pelicans – Statistics & current form

NOLA cannot keep up with their upcoming opponents, who are the NBA’s co-record champions, in terms of trophy collection. The franchise from Louisiana has yet to win a championship and has never won a conference title in the NBA Finals.

Only one title as winners of the Southwest Division is on the home side’s letterhead. This season, however, the Pels are at least well on their way to the playoffs. Even participation in the postseason is not a matter of course in New Orleans. The Pelicans have only managed this feat once in the past five years

Pels like to nail the baskets

One factor why things have gone comparatively well for coach Willie Green’s men so far this season is their reliable defensive work. Only seven teams in the NBA concede fewer points per game than the Pels with a score of 110.4. In view of this, betting odds of fewer than 114.5 points by the visitors in the clash between the New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics are also worth considering.

Although the visitors are traveling with a top offense, this time it should not get as much going as usual given the defensive strength of the home side. This is also supported by the fact that the visitors have already qualified for the play-offs and will therefore take it a little easier in the final games of the regular season

Boston Celtics – statistics & current form

The team from the TD Garden recently played two games in Atlanta. In the first game, they suffered a narrow 118-120 defeat against the Hawks. It then became even closer. It was only after overtime that the basketball hunters from Georgia prevailed again with 123:122.

Despite these defeats, the signs are still good in Boston that they will win the NBA title again for the first time since 2008. The team has the best record in the East and West so far. Furthermore, there are hardly any weaknesses in coach Joe Mazzulla’s squad.

This can also be seen from the fact that only the Indiana Pacers score more points per game and the defense is equally strong. Only five teams in the NBA concede fewer points per game. With 25 wins from 38 games on the road, the Celtics also have the best away record in the Eastern Conference.

More than 25.5 points for the first time by Tatum?

Jayson Tatum is also in good form. Already the visitors’ top scorer, he has scored at least 31 points in the last two games against Atlanta. With this in mind, it is also advisable to predict that he will score more than 25.5 points again in New Orleans’ clash against Boston

New Orleans Pelicans – Boston Celtics head-to-head comparison / H2H record

The teams have already faced each other once this year. The duel took place at the end of January and ended with a 118:112 victory for Boston. No new pattern in this pairing: for the past five meetings, the loser has always been New Orleans!

New Orleans Pelicans – Boston Celtics betting tip

For the clash between the New Orleans Pelicans and Boston Celtics, the prediction for more than 22.5 points is offered by CJ McCollum. The shooting guard is currently on fire. He has surpassed the selected limit in the past four games

It is also to be expected that the visitors will be less dominant than usual this time. With first place in the East already secured, the Celtics’ tension has dropped. This was already evident in the last two games with the Hawks, both of which the Celtics lost