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Game time: December 8, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: TD Garden — Boston, MA

Article updated Dec 7, 5:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The New York Knicks are traveling to play the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden stadium on Friday, 12/8/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston is the betting favorite opening at -6.5 and

Game outlook

The New York Knicks are traveling to play the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden stadium on Friday, 12/8/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston is the betting favorite opening at -6.5 and the current line is Boston -7.5.

Knicks vs Celtics Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Celtics to win tonight's game by 4 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the New York Knicks to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go under 221 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: New York 106 to Boston 110

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts New York Knicks to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Boston will win straight-up is 76%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NY 103, BOS 118.

OddsShark predicts Boston will win, new york will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

New York Key Betting Stats

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With a power ranking of 3, New York is ranked #24 in offense (scoring an average of 110.89 per game), #1 in defense (allowing an average of 105.47 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-8 (11-8-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Knicks hit an average of 44.52% of their field goals (ranked #28) and 73.65% of their free throws (ranked #28) and makes an average of 37.68% of their three pointers ranked #7 in the NBA). They average 46.63 rebounds per game (ranked # 4) and average 23.05 offensive assists and 12.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 28 and 5 respectively).

Defensively speaking, New York allows an average of 46.50% field goals (ranked #13) and 77.65% free throws (ranked #11 in the NBA) The Knicks allow an average of 35.65% of the three pointers (ranked #9) and averages 40.89 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 40.89) Finally, the Knicks average 24.47 defensive assists and 14.26 turnovers per game (ranked # 5 and 11 respectively).

Boston Key Betting Stats

Boston Celtics has a power ranking of 2 and are #10 for offense (scoring an average of 116.50 per game), #4 for defense (giving up an average of 108.10 points per game) and 15-5 (8-10-2 ATS) overall. New York went 2-1 (1-1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Boston.

For offense, the Celtics hit an average of 47.35% of their field goals (ranked #13) and 78.94% of their free throws (ranked #10) and makes an average of 36.18% of their three pointers (ranked #16 in the NBA). They average 47.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 2) and average 24.95 offensive assists and 13.45 turnovers per game (ranked # 25) and 14 respectively).

On defense, Boston allows an average of 44.05% field goals (ranked #3) and 72.47% free throws (ranked #1 in the NBA) The Celtics allow an average of 36.20% of the three pointers (ranked #14) and averages 43.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 43.25) Finally, the Celtics average 23.50 defensive assists and 11.35 turnovers per game (ranked # 2 and 29 respectively).

Betting Summary

New York has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the New York Knicks to cover the 7.5 point spread and the total to go under 221 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Knicks vs Celtics archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Knicks vs Celtics matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New York Knicks+198 → +255Moved
  • Moneyline · Boston Celtics-245 → -310Moved
  • Spread · New York Knicks+6.5 (-110) → +7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Boston Celtics-6.5 (-110) → -7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over220 (-110) → 221 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under220 (-110) → 221 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

New York Knicks
12-8 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Boston Celtics
15-5 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-07T22:35:10.254Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-11-13New York Knicks 98 · Boston Celtics 114
  • 2023-10-25Boston Celtics 108 · New York Knicks 104
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Boston Celtics defeated New York Knicks 133-123

Boston Celtics defeated New York Knicks 133-123 on December 8, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. Boston Celtics' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 41-33. Against SportsJaw's recorded New York Knicks +7.5 (-110) spread, Boston Celtics covered, while the 256 combined points finished over the recorded total of 221.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Sammy52Total · Over 220.5 (-110)Win
  • DrfeelgoodTotal · Over 220.5 (-110)Win
  • BadmanSpread · New York Knicks +7 (-110)Loss
  • JeffjacksonSpread · Boston Celtics -7 (-110)Win
  • RcollinsSpread · New York Knicks +7 (-110)Loss
  • Leadpipe_LocksSpread · New York Knicks +7 (-110)Loss
  • GsimmsSpread · Boston Celtics -7 (-110)Win
  • AdrianMariucciSpread · Boston Celtics -7 (-110)Win
  • IrishblueSpread · Boston Celtics -7 (-110)Win
  • DrpaulSpread · New York Knicks +7 (-110)Loss
  • Josh720Spread · New York Knicks +7 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · New York Knicks +7.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 221 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · New York Knicks +7.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 221 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Boston Celtics -7.5 (-110)
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