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With three months left in the regular season, award races in the NBA are starting to take shape. Check out our top NBA futures odds for the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year. There's still value in a good defensive stalwart, even in today's high-scoring NBA. The Defensive Player of the Year race is typically an underrated market, and it's been…

The Boston Celtics (31-12) are currently riding high on a five-game winning streak. Their opponents tonight, the Charlotte Hornets (11-32), are on the opposite end of the momentum spectrum with a three-game losing skid. The Celtics most recently picked up a 109-98 win over the surging Brooklyn Nets. The Hornets, meanwhile, are coming off…

The Boston Celtics will take on the Charlotte Hornets at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Spectrum Center. Charlotte is 11-32 overall and 5-14 at home, while the Celtics are 31-12 overall and 14-7 on the road. It's the second meeting of the season between the two franchises and Boston won comfortably the first time out, cruising to a 140-105 victory as…

Basketball. NBA. Regular season. Charlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics Stadium: Spectrum Center 15.01.2023 03:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,87 Bet TypeHandicap 2 (-7.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! The leader of the Eastern Conference, Boston, has already won five games in a row. Does Charlotte have no chance of success in the upcoming game,…

Looking for Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Celtics taking on the Hornets on Saturday, January 14th, 2023 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops…

The talent level in the NBA is as even as it's ever been. Though parity remains an evergreen theme as the season progresses, it's not because teams are short on talent - it's actually the opposite. The Indiana Pacers, for example, are exceeding expectations hovering above.500 in January with rookie Bennedict Mathurin stepping up with an immediate…

The talent level in the NBA is as even as it's ever been. Though parity remains an evergreen theme as the season progresses, it's not because teams are short on talent - it's actually the opposite. The Indiana Pacers, for example, are exceeding expectations hovering above.500 in January with rookie Bennedict Mathurin stepping up with an immediate…

The top two teams in the NBA Eastern Conference standings face off on TNT on Thursday. Here are our top Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA picks based on the best basketball odds. The Brooklyn Nets are the hottest team in the NBA and have won 18 of their last 20 games. Coincidentally, one of those two losses came at home at the hands of the…

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The NBA on TNT has another mesmerizing double-header on the dockets for basketball fans as a handful of household names meet underneath the nationally televised spotlight. Tune in as the white-hot Brooklyn Nets host the first-place Boston Celtics before the Los Angeles Lakers welcome the Dallas Mavericks to Tinseltown. Kyrie Irving returns to…

On Thursday evening, the NBA slate features six games, headlined by a matchup between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets on TNT at the Barclays Center. Ahead of tip-off Boston owns the best record in the Eastern Conference, with Brooklyn trailing in the standings by two games. In this highly-anticipated contest, oddsmakers have the Celtics priced…

The NBA on TNT returns tonight with Inside the NBA at 6:00 PM CT before the games kick off at 6:30 PM CT with a thrilling matchup of Eastern Conference powers before two of the game's best take center stage in Los Angeles. First, Jayson Tatum will lead his defending Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics on the road to take on Kyrie Irving and…

Who: Boston Celtics (30-12) at Brooklyn Nets (27-13) When: Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) Betting Odds Summary Spread: Celtics -3 (-110), Nets+3 (-110) Moneyline: Celtics (-148), Nets (+126) Total: Over/Under 227 (-110/-110) The top two teams in the Eastern Conference will battle on Thursday…

It's Kyrie Irving's time to shine in Brooklyn, as Kevin Durant is out of the lineup with an MCL injury, leaving Irving to carry the load for the Brooklyn Nets for the foreseeable future. The Nets are currently second in the Eastern Conference behind only the Boston Celtics, their opponent on Thursday night. Boston beat the New Orleans Pelicans on…

Welcome to the daily NBA best bets page, your source for analysis on the betting lines for the day in professional hoops. For updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter, and make sure to subscribe to the Hardwood Handicappers podcast! All game lines via the VSiN NBA odds page. Stay up to date on injury news with our injury report page as…

Life without Kevin Durant begins for the Nets (27-13, 13-5 home) on Thursday when they host the NBA leading Celtics (29-12, 13-7 away). Unfortunately for Brooklyn, it's a situation they're all too familiar with. Durant missed 27 games last year, and as we'll detail the Nets were a mess without their best player. Oddsmakers are expecting Brooklyn to…

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. A reminder for those who haven't signed up yet: New users can get a risk-free bet at Caesars Sportsbook, meaning that if…

Each day, one of our experts at bet.NOLA.com will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks in Louisiana are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. A reminder for those who haven't signed up yet: New users can get a risk-free bet at Caesars Sportsbook,…

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are our best bets for Wednesday, Jan. 11: The play: NBA, Celtics -9 over Pelicans The odds/bet: -110 ($22 to win $20) The…

The NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award just recently got a new namesake in Hakeem Olajuwon. Olajuwon won the award in the 1992-93 season and then again in 1993-94. Over his career, he made five All-Defensive First Teams, and four All-Defensive Second Teams and is still the league's reigning all-time block leader. Traditionally, the honor is…

The New Orleans Pelicans blew out the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, but they have a tough matchup in the second leg of a back-to-back against the league's best team, the Boston Celtics. New Orleans is playing without its two best players, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, and it could be down its best perimeter defender in Herb Jones as…

The New Orleans Pelicans (25-16) are coming into tonight's game off the back of a 132-112 win over the Washington Wizards. Their opponents tonight, the Boston Celtics (29-12), are currently looking strong on a three-game winning streak. The Pelicans bounced back from a two-game skid to get the better of the Wizards. Shooting guard CJ McCollum led…

The shorthanded Pelicans head to TD Garden on Wednesday, where the Celtics have the opportunity to secure the season sweep. Boston beat New Orleans at Smoothie King Center when it was closer to full health in November, and it again has the advantage in availability for the second and final meeting of the year between the two teams. Zion…

Just when it seemed like the NBA was starting to make sense again, chaos struck. The Lakers and Bulls are two of the hottest teams in the league, while the Nets are verging on a potential freefall after superstar Kevin Durant left Sunday's game with a right knee injury. His team won't be in action on Monday, but there are six other matchups with…

The streaking Chicago Bulls are in New England tonight as they will face the top-seeded Boston Celtics. The Bulls have won two of the first three meetings between these teams this season. Chicago has won three in a row in their climb back to.500. Two of the wins came over Eastern Conference teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended…

It's a new week, but I'm still hoping to keep the momentum from last week's NBA plays going, as I've gone 17-4 in my last 21 plays to really improve upon this season's record (now 21 picks over.500). The NBA has a bit of a short slate on Monday, but I'm enamored with a couple of player props on the slate, including one for New York Knicks guard…

The fourth and final matchup between the Bulls and Celtics of the season tips off Monday night at TD Garden. Chicago leads the series, 2-1, and the home team has won each game between these teams. Accordingly, Boston is favored at TD Garden, where it owns a 15-5 record. The Bulls head to Massachusetts winners of three in a row, including victories…

Spread, over/under and prop bets for Monday's Bulls-Celtics game in Boston. The Celtics are nearly double-digit favorites. The fourth and final matchup between the Bulls and Celtics of the season tips off Monday night at TD Garden. Chicago leads the series, 2-1, and the home team has won each game between these teams. Accordingly, Boston is favored…

It took another hard-fought fourth-quarter effort from the Celtics to stave off the Warriors and take the 2-1 series lead in Wednesday night's Game 3. With Boston holding homeport advantage in tonight's pivotal Game 4, early odds suggest that the Celtics hold a slight advantage and are favored to find themselves one win away from clinching their…

Nikola Vucevic may not get the love and accolades that DeRozan and Lavine get, but his numbers are still very solid as a third option. He's put together some strong performances against this Celtics team and our NBA picks expect more of the same tonight. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Boston Celtics have led the way in the Eastern Conference for…

Long-time Eastern Conference rivals meet at TD Garden on Monday evening. The Boston Celtics host the Chicago Bulls, with both teams entering on winning streaks. Chicago is 19-21 overall and 8-12 on the road, while Boston is 28-12 overall and 15-5 at home. Marcus Smart (knee) is doubtful to play for the Celtics. Alex Caruso (ankle) and Javonte…

The Boston Celtics will travel to South Texas to face off with the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center on Saturday night. It's time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Spurs prediction and pick. On Thursday, the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 124-95 at the American Airlines Center. Jayson Tatum led the way with 29 points, 14…

The AT&T Center plays host to the contest between the San Antonio Spurs and the Boston Celtics on Saturday (January 7) in NBA Regular Season action. Both sides were victorious in their last game, but on paper are on polar opposites in their respective conferences. The Celtics have an overall record of 27-12 and are sitting at the top of the Eastern…

Arguably the best matchup in the NBA on Thursday night is between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, which means it's a perfect time to bet some props. All eyes will be on Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Luka Doncic, but I have a few players that have smaller roles that have some value on their individual props. You can really cash in on…

Kawhi Leonard gets to face a soft defense in a statement game where the Clippers will lean heavily on him. Find out why he'll answer the call, and highlights our NBA player prop picks for Thursday night. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports It's a light night of NBA action, with just four games on the betting board, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty…

The Boston Celtics (26-12) are currently on a two-game losing skid. Their opponents tonight, the Dallas Mavericks (22-16), have all of the momentum right now thanks to their seven-game winning streak. The Celtics, despite their general dominance this season, faltered slightly against the Denver Nuggets. Then, in a shocking result, the Boston outfit…

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The first game of 2023 for the OKC Thunder features the top team in the NBA - the Boston Celtics. It was a bittersweet ending to 2022 when the Thunder got routed by the 76ers without James Harden or Tyrese Maxey in the lineup. Boston tipped off their New Year in Denver losing to the West-leading Nuggets who had a firm grasp on the match from the…

The Oklahoma City Thunder face-off against the Boston Celtics at the Paycom Center on Tuesday (January 3) in NBA Regular Season action. The betting odds and predictions are given below: The Celtics come into this game on the back of a disappointing 111-123 defeat against the Denver Nuggets, which ended their four-game win streak. That defeat meant…

After a surprise run to the NBA Finals that ended in heartbreak, the Boston Celtics are proving last season was not a fluke. Boston spent the offseason in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons due to their former head coach. Apparently, the Celtics just needed to get back on the court because Boston has been the best team in the NBA since the…

The TD Garden plays host to the contest between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Boston Celtics on Thursday (December 29) in NBA Regular Season action. The Clippers have had an incredible upturn of form. They have gone 7-2 over the last nine games, improving up to a 21-15 record as they climbed to fourth place in the Western Conference standings.…

DALLAS - Luka Doncic followed his historic 60-point, 21-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in the Mavericks' Tuesday night thriller over the New York Knicks by hydrating with water, a protein shake and beer and sifting through his own highlights on social media and NBA TV while relaxing in the locker room. How did everyone else recover? At least some…

Defending champions Milwaukee Bucks will travel to the TD Garden on Sunday to take on the Boston Celtics for Game 7 of their Conference semifinals. The Bucks had a slow start to their campaign but peaked to finish third in the East. They'll rely on Giannis Antetokounmpo once again to come up with the goods in the series decider. With Khris…

The Houston Rockets put together one of their best performances of the season last night to walk out of Chicago with a win. Tonight, they'll look to make it two straight on the road when they take on the Boston Celtics. The Celtics are the top team in the Eastern Conference right now, led by the best offense in the NBA. This will be Boston's sixth…

Welcome to a solid 10-game NBA slate where I'll provide my favorite props for your liking. It's been a successful season so far and I'd love to keep it going. Hopefully, you had'successfully betting NBA player props' on your Christmas wish list, because here I am to fulfill those wishes. Here are my favorite plays for tonight's games. Paolo…

The Boston Celtics take on the Washington Wizards at the TD Garden on Sunday (November 27) in NBA regular season action. The Celtics have been in terrific form, sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 15-4. The Wizards have also had a good season, but haven't been as hot as the Celtics. They are currently sixth in…

Depending how the holiday weekend goes, first place in the Eastern Conference might shift hands, again. The second-place Celtics host the first-place Bucks at TD Garden on Christmas, in the first of two playoff rematches on December 25th. Boston got past Milwaukee in an epic, seven-game series last season to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals…

Welcome to the daily NBA best bets page, your source for analysis on the betting lines for the day in professional hoops. For updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter, and make sure to subscribe to the Hardwood Handicappers podcast! All game lines via the VSiN NBA odds page *Indicates team is on the second leg of a back-to-back **Lines are…

The Celtics take on the Suns on Wednesday and it'll certainly be interesting The Boston Celtics are back in action Wednesday night. The Eastern Conference top seed will hit the road to take on the Western Conference-leading Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center with tip-off scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Boston enters the showdown with the best record in the…