Celtics vs. Nets Odds, Picks, Predictions: Kyrie Irving Orchestrates Offense

Celtics vs. Nets is a primetime game on TNT on Thursday. Boston Celtics hold the NBA's best record (30-12) and are playing their first back-to-back game since losing to Denver and Oklahoma City. Kevin Durant will miss the game for around a month with a knee injury. Marcus Smart is questionable. Celtics may replace Al Horford with Robert Williams III.

Celtics are 23-19-0 ATS on the season, but 8-10-1 ATCW as a road favorite and 6-2-3 AETW when they have the rest advantage. Nets are 20-20- 1 ATAW on season but 0- 2-“home” as an underdog and 5-4- “away’ as the underdog. Celtics have gone Over in five of their 6 games without Marcus Smart.

Kyrie Irving will start without Kevin Durant for the first time this season. Boston will make it their top priority to keep him from scoring. Since his fallout with the Celtics and their fans, Irving has played the team twice without Durant. He has at least five assists in 13 of his 24 games when Ben Simmons is in.

Kyrie Irving is predicting 40 points and three assists on 13 potential assists in the Celtics vs. Nets game on Mar 11, 2021.

The Celtics are currently getting a good price on PointsBet. FanDuel offers a parlay with Kyrie Irving getting 10-plus rebounds and 10 assists. The Celtics have allowed the fifth-most rebounds to point guards in the NBA over their last 15 games.

Celtics vs. Nets is on January 12th, 2323 at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Celtics vs. Nets is a 21+ game.