{"id":715140,"date":"2026-04-21T12:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/715140\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:18:54","slug":"76ers-vs-celtics-prediction-odds-spread-time-2026-nba-playoff-picks-for-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/715140\/","title":{"rendered":"76ers vs. Celtics prediction, odds, spread, time: 2026 NBA playoff picks for Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/teams\/BOS\/boston-celtics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Celtics<\/a> look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead when they take on the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/teams\/PHI\/philadelphia-76ers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in Game 2 of their first-round 2026 NBA playoff series on Sunday. Boston is coming off a 123-91 win in Game 1 on Saturday. The 76ers (45-37), the seventh seed in the East, are 22-20 on the road this season. The Celtics (56-26), the second seed, are 31-11 on their home court. Philadelphia will be without\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/2135528\/joel-embiid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Embiid<\/a> (appendectomy). <\/p>\n<p>Tipoff from TD Garden in Boston is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Celtics lead the all-time playoff series 67-50. The Celtics are a 13.5-point favorite in the latest 76ers vs. Celtics odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over\/under for total points scored is 216.5. Before making any 76ers vs. Celtics picks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/76ers-vs-celtics-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-tuesday-april-21\/#ttag=04212026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_76ersCeltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">check out the 76ers vs. Celtics predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/expert-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model entered the first full week of the 2026 NBA playoffs on a sizzling 24-9 roll (73%) on top-rated NBA spread picks this season. Anyone following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has simulated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/nba\/game-forecast\/NBA_20260421_PHI@BOS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">76ers vs. Celtics<\/a> 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/76ers-vs-celtics-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-tuesday-april-21\/#ttag=04212026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_76ersCeltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/odds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA odds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NBA betting<\/a> lines for Celtics vs. Sixers:<\/p>\n<p>76ers vs. Celtics     spread:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Celtics -13.5 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>76ers vs. Celtics     over\/under:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>216.5 points<\/p>\n<p>76ers vs. Celtics     money line:<\/p>\n<p>Celtics -952, 76ers +628<\/p>\n<p>76ers vs. Celtics     picks:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/76ers-vs-celtics-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-tuesday-april-21\/#ttag=04212026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_76ersCeltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>76ers vs. Celtics     streaming:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191273?irad=377812&amp;irmp=416484&amp;sharedid=HTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Fubo<\/a>\u00a0(Try for free)<\/p>\n<p>Top 76ers vs. Celtics predictions<\/p>\n<p>After 10,000 simulations of 76ers vs. Celtics, SportsLine&#8217;s model is\u00a0going Under on the total (216.5).\u00a0The Under has hit in each of their last four head-to-head matchups. The Under has also hit in nine of the last 11 76ers games, and in seven of the last 11 Celtics games. The Under has also cleared in 53 of the last 83 Boston games when the line is over 203 points.<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine model is projecting the 76ers to have just three players scoring 14.9 points or more, led by <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/3142479\/tyrese-maxeys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrese Maxey&#8217;s<\/a> 25.5 points. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/players\/2202365\/jaylen-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylen Brown<\/a> is projected to lead the Celtics with 28.4 points scored, but only three Boston players will score 15 or more points. The teams are projected to combine for 213 total points, making it a great selection for anybody targeting NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/parlays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">parlay betting<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/76ers-vs-celtics-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-tuesday-april-21\/#ttag=04212026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_76ersCeltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See the 76ers vs. Celtics spread pick at SportsLine<\/a>, and you can bet the Under in Celtics vs. 76ers at FanDuel here:<\/p>\n<p>How to make 76ers vs. Celtics picks<\/p>\n<p>After simulating each possession of 76ers vs. Celtics 10,000 times, the model also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/76ers-vs-celtics-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-tuesday-april-21\/#ttag=04212026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_76ersCeltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can head to SportsLine to see the model&#8217;s NBA picks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So who wins 76ers vs. Celtics, and which side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/76ers-vs-celtics-odds-line-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-nba-first-round-game-2-matchup-on-tuesday-april-21\/#ttag=04212026_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_76ersCeltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3766],"tags":[58733,82864,82865,7,45,75,3798,46,6,67485,24770,57148,88919,4708,207],"class_list":{"0":"post-715140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boston-celtics","8":"tag-76ers-celtics-odds","9":"tag-76ers-celtics-picks","10":"tag-76ers-celtics-prediction","11":"tag-basketball","12":"tag-boston","13":"tag-boston-celtics","14":"tag-bostonceltics","15":"tag-celtics","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-nba-lines","18":"tag-nba-odds","19":"tag-nba-picks-today","20":"tag-nba-playoff-picks","21":"tag-nba-predictions","22":"tag-philadelphia-76ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116442662601114594","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}