Boston Celtics (+1.5) at New York Knicks (-1.5)

The Pick: Celtics +1.5


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Knicks vs. Celtics Betting Overview

Madison Square Gardens in New York City will be the site of two teams from the Atlantic Division of the NBA taking on each other. The New York Knicks are home with a 35-34 record and are 19-14 at home tipping off against the Boston Celtics with a 491-9 record who are 20-13 on the road. The game will take place on Monday, March 21, 2011. Let’s preview each team and make our free pick.

New York Knicks News and Betting Tips for Monday, March 21, 2011

The Knicks have won only four of their last six games. Since acquiring Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups they have struggled to get any offensive flow going to their game. New York is led in scoring by Amar’e Stoudemire with 26 points per game. He also chips in with 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Toney Douglas hands out 2.9 assists per game and makes 1.1 steals. Landry Fields is the team leader in field goal shooting with his 51.2%.

The team scores 106 points per game which is second best in the NBA but they are a horrible defensive team and allow their opponents to score 105 per game. From the field they shoot 46% and are the 2nd best in free throw percentage at 80.8 per game for the season. From the 3-point arc they are successful 37% of their attempts. Rebounding is weak as they allow almost 44 boards per game but gather in 41 per game themselves.

Boston Celtics News and Betting Tips for Monday, March 21, 2011

The Boston Celtics are winners of six of their last ten games and are led in scoring with 18.5 points per game by Paul Pierce. Rajon Rondo hands out 2.9 assists per game and makes 1.8 steals per game. The inside game is dominated by Kevin Garnett with 9 rebounds, 1 blocks and 52% shooting per game average. Garnett has had to pick up the slack since the trade of Perkins from the team.

Boston scores 97 points per game and allow 91 points on the defensive end of the court. The Celtics are the best field goal shooting team in the NBA with a 48.5 average. They shoot 36% from the 3-point line and 76% from the free throw line. Rebounding is at a deficit as they allow 39.4 boards per game and garner 38.9 of their own boards per game.

Our Celtics vs. Knicks Pick and Predictions

The Celtics have won both meetings between these two teams this year. Both teams can shoot the ball well and neither are strong in the rebounding area of the game. Look for Stoudemire and Garnett to cancel each other out. Carmelo Anthony and Paul Pierce will mix it up on the outside. The teams appear even going into this game. The Knicks are home which gives them a small advantage. The odds show the Celtics +1.5 and our pick is they will cover this spread.

Bet Celtics +1.5


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In-depth Celtics at Knicks Betting Trends

ATS Trends

Boston
  • Celtics are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
  • Celtics are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 games following a S.U. win.
  • Celtics are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games.
  • Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
  • Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
New York
  • Knicks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Atlantic.
  • Knicks are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Monday games.
  • Knicks are 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 games playing on 0 days rest.
  • Knicks are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
  • Knicks are 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games following a S.U. loss.
  • Knicks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
  • Knicks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
  • Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
  • Knicks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.

OU Trends

Boston
  • Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
  • Under is 6-0 in Celtics last 6 overall.
  • Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 road games.
  • Under is 4-0 in Celtics last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
  • Under is 7-0 in Celtics last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
  • Over is 8-0 in Celtics last 8 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
  • Under is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 vs. NBA Atlantic.
  • Over is 4-1 in Celtics last 5 Monday games.
New York
  • Over is 5-0 in Knicks last 5 Monday games.
  • Under is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
  • Over is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Under is 7-2 in Knicks last 9 games following a S.U. loss.
  • Under is 6-2 in Knicks last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
  • Over is 5-2 in Knicks last 7 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
  • Under is 7-3 in Knicks last 10 games following a ATS loss.
  • Under is 7-3 in Knicks last 10 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

Head to Head

  • Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
  • Home team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
  • Celtics are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New York.
  • Celtics are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
  • Underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.