New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 12/18/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Boston Celtics are hosting the New York Knicks at the TD Garden in Boston on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 19:00 ET in this all-Eastern battle between two teams sitting outside the playoff places of the conference.

The Celtics are coming off a win that ended their previous three-game losing streak, while the Knicks are also coming off a win that snapped their previous four-game losing streak.

The Celtics have a 14-14 record so far this season and are sitting on the 9th place of the East. They are 15-13 against the spread and 11-16-1 in over/under. In their last game they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks at home with a 117-103 score, beating the odds.

They shot with 50% from the field while holding their opponents into 44% and were led in scoring by Jason Tatum with 42 points. He made 7 triples and added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Jaylen Brown followed with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Tatum leads the team in scoring with 26.2 ppg, adding 8.6 boards and 3.6 dimes per game. Jaylen Brown adds 21.2 ppg and 5.1 boards per game.

Boston scores 108.3 ppg offensively while allowing 107.2 ppg defensively. They have a 44.4% field goal percentage and a 33.7% 3-point percentage.

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New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Predictions 12/18/2021

The Knicks have a 13-16 record this season and are sitting on the 12th place of the East. They are 12-17 against the spread and 13-16 in over/under. They are coming off a road victory against the Houston Rockets with a 116-103 score, beating the odds.

They shot with 47% both from the field and from downtown and had three players with 21+ points, led by Immanuel Quickley with 24 points with 7 made threes, 4 rebounds and 4 assists off the bench.

Julius Randle leads the team in scoring with 19.6 ppg, in rebounding with 9.8 and in assists made with 5.2 per game. RJ Barrett adds 15.1 ppg and 5.6 rebounds per game.

The Knicks average 105.8 ppg offensively while allowing 107.2 ppg defensively. They have a 43.7% field goal percentage and a 36.4% 3-point percentage.

In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Knicks won at home with a 138-134 score in overtime. They are 3-1 against the spread in their previous four meetings. Under is 3-1 in their previous four meetings.

The Celtics have a 7-4 home record this season, while the Knicks are 8-6 on the road. The Knicks have the historical advantage over the Knicks, so I’m going to pick them to beat the odds today.

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