It’s Sunday, February 23, and the New York Knicks (37-19) and Boston Celtics (40-16) are all set to square off from TD Garden in Boston.
The Knicks are currently 17-9 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Celtics have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.
Boston is coming off a 20-point win over Philadelphia post-All-Star break. New York is 1-1 since the break with a one-point win over the Bulls and a 37-point blowout loss to the Cavaliers on Friday. The Celtics are 2-0 against the Knicks this year with victories of 21 and 27 points.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Knicks vs. Celtics live today
- Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
- Time: 1:00PM EST
- Site: TD Garden
- City: Boston, MA
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Game odds for Knicks vs. Celtics
The latest odds as of Sunday:
- Odds: Knicks (+256), Celtics (-321)
- Spread: Celtics -8.5
- Over/Under: 234 points
That gives the Knicks an implied team point total of 115.81, and the Celtics 120.24.
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Expert picks & predictions for Sunday’s Knicks vs. Celtics game
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans toward the Celtics to cover against the Knicks:
“Boston has rolled the Knicks twice this season and New York is coming off a 37-point blowout loss to the Cavaliers, which instills no confidence in me at all. The Celtics are the class of the East and I think Boston continues to show New York that. I like the Celtics to cover the number at home.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Knicks & Celtics game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Boston Celtics on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Boston Celtics at -8.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 234.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Knicks vs. Celtics on Sunday
- The Celtics have won 6 straight matchups against Eastern Conference teams
- 6 of the Celtics’ last 8 home matchups with the Knicks have gone over the Total
- The Celtics have covered the Spread in 6 of their last 7 games against the Knicks
- The Celtics have won their last 3 matchups against divisional opponents
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