Celtics vs. 76ers Odds, Picks, Predictions: Can Philly Remain Perfect as Home Underdog?

A marquee Eastern Conference bouttakes place in prime time on Saturday. Can the Philadelphia 76ers remain perfect as homeunderdogs on the season? Read on for our best Celtics vs. 76ers NBA picks based on thebest NBA odds.

JoelEmbiid and the 76ers (39-19) don’t take kindly to beingdisrespected in their own arena. It’s possible the sportsbooks have placedPhilly in such a scenario on Saturday night, as the Sixers welcome theleague-leading Boston Celtics (43-17) to town.

Hereis our best Celtics vs. 76ers NBA pick (odds via DraftKings; pick confidencebased on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Celtics vs. 76ers pick

76ers +1.5 vs. Celtics (-110via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐

AlthoughBoston can claim supremacy over Philadelphia in the Eastern Conferencestandings, the conditions for Saturday’s prime-time affair could favor the76ers. Philadelphia has performed better against the spread in home games thanany other team in the NBA this season, going 21-10-1 ATS at Wells Fargo Center.

Morespecifically, the Sixers have responded impressively any time they have beenunderestimated by the sportsbooks this season, going 4-0 ATS as homeunderdogs. The Celtics have remained slight favorites since the line opened,setting up the Sixers for another opportunity to defy the odds in thisparticular scenario.

Nomajor names have popped up on the injury report, though Jayson Tatum’s sorewrist could be a factor to monitor for Boston. Although the Celtics are one ofthe league’s top teams, their 12-13 ATS record as road favorites has been arare area in which they have not excelled during the campaign.

TheSixers are 22-14 ATS with one day of rest this season and they should be ridinghigh after erasing a 12-point halftime deficit in a 110-105 comeback win overthe Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.

If Tatum is anything less than 100% for the Celtics, the stars are aligned for the Sixers to keep their league-besthome efforts rolling on Saturday.

Celtics vs. 76ers best odds

DraftKings (-110)

Theboard looks identical for this point-spread bet, as each of our affiliatedsportsbooks lists Philadelphia as a 1.5-point underdog with standard -110 odds.Even the Moneyline odds on the Sixers are in lock-step across the betting boardat +100 with each of the books.

Akey component of the pick is Philadelphia’s success as a home underdog, so thiswager becomes far less attractive if the line moves to a pick’em. But if theCeltics catch some late helium, we would increase this recommendation to fourstars at 76ers +3.

Celtics vs. 76ers odds

Celtics vs. 76ers oddsanalysis

TheCeltics opened as 1.5-point road favorites and have remained at that numberacross our affiliated sportsbooks. Around 51% of the wagers on the point spread havebeen placed on Boston.

Thetotal opened at 227.5 and has dropped to a range of 225.5 to 226 across ourrecommended sportsbooks. Over bettors have taken advantage of the linemovement, as 70% of wagers have gone Over.

Celtics vs. 76ers game info

Date: Saturday, Feb. 25, 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

Celtics-76ers pick made 2/25/2023 at3:15 p.m. ET.

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