Raptors at Celtics odds, picks and predictions

April 4, 2026, 10:36 p.m. ET

The Toronto Raptors (43-34) visit the Boston Celtics (52-25) Sunday for a 3:30 p.m. ET tip at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Let’s analyze NBA odds around the Raptors vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Celtics lead 3-0

Toronto snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 128-96 victory at the Memphis Grizzlies Friday, covering as a 14-point favorite with the Under (233.5) hitting. F RJ Barrett scored a team-high 25 points as 12 Raptors players scored in the blowout.

Toronto is sixth in the East, 1½ games behind the Atlanta Hawks and a half game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers — hoping to avoid the Play-In Tournament for the seventh- through 10th-place teams..

Boston has won back-to-back games after dominating the Milwaukee Bucks 133-101 Friday, covering as an 18-point road favorite with the Over (216.5) hitting. G Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 26 points, while F Jayson Tatum (23 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists) flirted with a triple-double in the easy victory.

The Celtics, who sit at second in the East, have already clinched a playoff berth, but will look to keep the momentum going as the playoffs draw near. They’re 4½ games behind the Detroit Pistons and 2½ games if front of the third-place New York Knicks.

In the last head-to-head meeting (Jan. 9), the Celtics prevailed 125-117, but the Raptors covered as 10-point road underdogs with the Over (223.5) hitting. G Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 27 points and Brown added 25 for Boston, which finished 14 for 28 behind the 3-point line.

Barrett and G Ja’Kobe Walter paced the Raptors with 19 points apiece, but they missing 3 starters in F Brandon Ingram, F Scottie Barnes and C Jakob Poeltl. All 3 are expected to play Sunday.

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Moneyline (ML): Raptors +350 (bet $100 to win $350) | Celtics -450 (bet $450 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Raptors +9.5 (-110) | Celtics -9.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 220.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Raptors at Celtics key injuries

Raptors

G Immanuel Quickley (foot) out

Celtics

C Nikola Vucevic (finger) questionable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Raptors at Celtics picks and predictionsPrediction

Celtics 127, Raptors 114

PASS.

There is minimal value on the Celtics (-450) even though they have won 9 of their last 11 and are 26-11 at home this season. The -450 price is just not worth the risk.

BET CELTICS -9.5 (-110).

The Celtics are hot right now, covering in 5 of their last 6 games, with each of their last 3 wins coming by at least 15 points. Tatum, who was an assist shy of back-to-back triple-doubles in Friday’s win, has helped the Celtics return to championship form since his return March 6 from an Achilles injury.

The Raptors have failed to cover in 2 of their last 3 games, back-to-back games as underdogs, and 2 of their last 3 games on the road.

BET OVER 220.5 (-105).

The Celtics have exploded offensively in back-to-back outings, scoring 133 and 147 points. They have scored at least 114 points in 7 of their last 10.

The Raptors have scored at least 115 in each of their last 5 games and in 10 of their last 12. They have topped 128 twice in their last 4 games and 4 times over their last 10. They have also allowed at least 123 in 2 of their last 3.

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