The Celtics are -16.5 favorites vs. the Pelicans<\/p>\n
Total (Over\/Under): 223.5 points<\/p>\n
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The New Orleans Pelicans visit TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics on Friday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm in Boston, MA.<\/p>\n
The Celtics are betting favorites in this NBA matchup, with the spread sitting at -16.5 (-110).<\/p>\n
The Pelicans vs Celtics Over\/Under is 223.5 total points for the game.<\/p>\n
So far this NBA season, the Pelicans are 45-34 against the spread, while the Celtics are 47-33 against the spread.<\/p>\n
Bet now on Celtics vs Pelicans and all NBA games with BetMGM<\/a><\/p>\n Pelicans vs. Celtics Odds, Over\/Under & Moneyline <\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n Money<\/p>\n Pelicans<\/p>\n Celtics<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Celtics vs Pelicans Prediction for Tonight\u2019s Game:<\/p>\n The winning team model predicts the Celtics will win Friday\u2018s game with 79.8% confidence, factoring in game simulations, player injuries, key player performances and recent matchups for both Pelicans and Celtics.<\/p>\n Celtics vs Pelicans Spread Prediction:<\/p>\n Based on recent against-the-spread (ATS) trends, the model predicts the Pelicans will cover the spread for Friday\u2018s game with 69.7% confidence.<\/p>\n Bet now on Celtics vs Pelicans and all NBA games with BetMGM<\/p>\n Pelicans Best Bets for Tonight:<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2Q Moneyline in 25 of their last 40 games (+13.30 Units \/ 27% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have covered the 3Q Spread in 14 of their last 18 games (+9.30 Units \/ 44% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have covered the 1Q Spread in 16 of their last 23 away games (+7.90 Units \/ 30% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2Q Game Total Under in 22 of their last 35 away games (+7.35 Units \/ 18% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have covered the Spread in 15 of their last 23 games (+7.30 Units \/ 29% ROI)<\/p>\n Celtics Best Bets for Tonight:<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have hit the Game Total Under in 35 of their last 50 games (+18.50 Units \/ 34% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have hit the Moneyline in 29 of their last 40 games (+12.95 Units \/ 8% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have hit the 2H Game Total Under in 30 of their last 45 games (+12.75 Units \/ 25% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have hit the 1H Moneyline in 34 of their last 50 games (+12.75 Units \/ 10% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have covered the 1H Spread in 32 of their last 50 games (+11.10 Units \/ 19% ROI)<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans Against the Spread (ATS) Record This Season:<\/p>\n Against the spread this NBA season, the Pelicans have gone 45-34 (+7.6 Units \/ 8.64% ROI).<\/p>\n 26-54 against the Moneyline (-19.5 Units \/ -19.37% ROI)<\/p>\n 39-41 against the Over for game total points (-6.1 Units \/ -6.93% ROI)<\/p>\n 41-39 against the Under for game total points (-1.9 Units \/ -2.16% ROI)<\/p>\n Boston Celtics Against the Spread (ATS) Record This Season:<\/p>\n Against the spread this NBA season, the Celtics have gone 47-33 (+10.7 Units \/ 12.16% ROI).<\/p>\n 54-26 against the Moneyline (+4.3 Units \/ 1.61% ROI)<\/p>\n 29-51 against the Over for game total points (-27.1 Units \/ -30.8% ROI)<\/p>\n 51-29 against the Under for game total points (+19.1 Units \/ 21.7% ROI)<\/p>\n Negative Value Bets Against the Spread for the Celtics:<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have only hit the Game Total Over in 15 of their last 50 games (-23.50 Units \/ -43% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have only hit the 2H Game Total Over in 15 of their last 45 games (-20.04 Units \/ -38% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have only hit the 2Q Game Total Over in 19 of their last 50 games (-16.70 Units \/ -29% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have only hit the 1Q Game Total Over in 17 of their last 45 games at home (-15.75 Units \/ -30% ROI)<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics have only hit the 2H Moneyline in 24 of their last 45 games at home (-15.58 Units \/ -16% ROI)<\/p>\n Negative Value Bets Against the Spread for the Pelicans:<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only covered the 4Q Spread in 17 of their last 50 games (-21.90 Units \/ -38% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the Moneyline in 9 of their last 40 away games (-16.55 Units \/ -35% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 4Q Moneyline in 18 of their last 50 games (-14.90 Units \/ -26% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 2Q Game Total Over in 21 of their last 50 games (-12.45 Units \/ -21% ROI)<\/p>\n The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the Game Total Over in 18 of their last 45 games (-11.70 Units \/ -24% ROI)<\/p>\n Jump to:<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans: Keys to the Game vs. the Boston Celtics<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 1-19 (.050) when allowing their opponent to shoot 40% or better from three this season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .300<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 15-50 (.231) when allowing 110 or more points this season \u2014 6th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .351<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 1-13 (.071) when scoring fewer than 10 second chance points this season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .396<\/p>\n The Pelicans are 3-30 (.091) when allowing 15 or more three-pointers this season \u2014 3rd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .366<\/p>\n Boston Celtics: Keys to the Game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n The Celtics are 47-13 (.783) when attempting 15 or less free throws since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: .443<\/p>\n The Celtics are 57-12 (.826) when allowing fewer than 10 fastbreak points since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: .619<\/p>\n The Celtics are 155-61 (.718) when grabbing 12 or more offensive rebounds since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: .493<\/p>\n The Celtics are undefeated (20-0) when shooting 50% or better from the field this season \u2014 tied for best among NBA teams; League Avg: .784<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans Offensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 60.9 points in the paint per game (2,496 points\/41 games) at home this season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 49.9<\/p>\n The Pelicans are shooting 34% from three (441\/1,315) at home this season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 36%<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 57.5 points in the paint per game (4,600 points\/80 games) this season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: 49.8<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 29.7 points in the paint per game (2,374 points\/80 games) in the first half this season \u2014 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: 25.2<\/p>\n Boston Celtics Offensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Celtics have made 16.4 three-pointers per game on the road since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 13.0<\/p>\n The Celtics have averaged 12.0 turnovers per game (2,935 turnovers\/244 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 14.1<\/p>\n The Celtics have made 16.5 three-pointers per game since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 13.2<\/p>\n The Celtics have averaged 12.1 turnovers per game (1,956 turnovers\/162 games) since the start of the 2024-25 season \u2014 best among NBA teams; League Avg: 14.4<\/p>\n New Orleans Pelicans Defensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 34.4 defensive rebounds per game (8,404 rebounds\/244 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 tied for 7th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 35.1<\/p>\n The Pelicans have 711 steals this season \u2014 8th most among NBA teams<\/p>\n The Pelicans have blocked 417 shots this season \u2014 9th most among NBA teams<\/p>\n The Pelicans have averaged 5.2 blocks per game (417 blocks\/80 games) this season \u2014 9th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 4.8<\/p>\n Boston Celtics Defensive Stats & Trends<\/p>\n The Celtics have averaged 6.8 steals per game (824 steals\/121 games) at home since the start of the 2023-24 season \u2014 2nd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.0<\/p>\n The Celtics have averaged 6.7 steals per game (538 steals\/80 games) at home since the start of the 2024-25 season \u2014 lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.2<\/p>\n The Celtics have averaged 7.1 steals per game (566 steals\/80 games) this season \u2014 3rd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.4<\/p>\n The Celtics have averaged 36.4 defensive rebounds per game (2,910 rebounds\/80 games) this season \u2014 7th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 34.8<\/p>\n Bet now on Celtics vs Pelicans and all NBA games with BetMGM<\/a><\/p>\n Bet on NBA Odds at BetMGM<\/p>\n At BetMGM<\/a>, you can bet online<\/a> with updated NBA betting odds<\/a>. 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