The Boston Celtics go up against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on TNT.

The Celtics are a 5-point favorite against the Knicks when the Celtics and the Knicks square off. The matchup features an over/under of 223.

Celtics vs. Knicks betting odds

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  • Spread: Boston -5
  • Total: 223
  • Moneyline: Boston -198, New York +165

Knicks at Celtics odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Celtics (- 5)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (223)

  • Prediction:
    Celtics 118 – Knicks 106

Moneyline

  • The Celtics were favored on the moneyline 79 total times last season. They finished 63-16 in those Games.
  • When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -198 or shorter last year, Boston had a record of 59-8 (88.1%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 66.4%.
  • New York was underdogs 34 times last season and won 14, or 41.2%, of those Games.
  • The Knicks were 3-8 last season when entering a Game as an underdog by +165 or more on the moneyline.
  • New York has a 37.7% chance to win this Game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Against the spread

  • Last year, the 120.6 points per Game the Celtics put up were 12.4 more points than the Knicks gave up (108.2).
  • When Boston put up more than 108.2 points last season, it went 40-25-3 against the spread and 58-10 overall.
  • New York went 33-17 against the spread and 38-12 overall when it scored more than 109.2 points last season.
  • Boston went 36-12-3 against the spread and 47-4 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 112.8 points.
  • Last season, the Celtics were the league’s second-ranked scoring team (120.6 PPG), while the Knicks were the second-ranked defense in terms of points per Game (108.2) in NBA play.
  • New York was the NBA’s 19th-ranked offense (112.8 PPG) a season ago, while Boston allowed the fifth-ranked average points per Game (109.2).
  • The Celtics outscored their opponents by a total of 930 points last season (11.4 points per Game on average), and the Knicks put up 376 more points than their opponents on the year (4.6 per Game).

Over/Under

  • Boston’s average implied point total last season was 5.1 more points than its implied total in Tuesday’s Game (119.1 implied points on average compared to 114 implied points in this Game).
  • Last year, Boston scored more than 114 points 62 times.
  • The average implied point total last season for New York (113.9) is 4.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (109).

How to watch Celtics vs. Knicks

  • Game day: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
  • Game time: 7:30 PM ET
  • TV channel: TNT
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Arena: TD Garden
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