Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-26-2013
- 11 years ago
The 42-26 New York Knicks will travel to play the 36-33 Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Tuesday afternoon as Knick center Tyson Chandler has been listed as questionable with a neck injury. Kevin Garnett is out with an ankle issue for Boston.
The teams have met twice already with each team winning and covering in their road game.
New York has a road record of 18-16 on the season. They win their fourth straight after a 110-84 home victory against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday as a -7 point betting favorite. The game landed over 191 ½ points. The Knicks outscored the Raptors by double digits in each half. They shot 51.9% from the floor and connected on 7 of 19 from three. They held 44.7% shooting to the Raptors and the Knicks forced 18 Toronto turnovers. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 28 points and eight rebounds on 9 of 19 shooting. We are beginning to see the Knicks play defense like they did in the first month of the season. In their past five games the team is giving up an average of 89.6 points a game. They are now 8th in the NBA in scoring defense this season.
The Celtics are 24-10 when playing at home. Boston loses their fourth straight after a 110-106 road defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies as a +7 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 177 ½ points. Boston returns home after a 0-3 road trip. They waste a 51.4% road shooting performance and connected on 9 of 20 from three. The Celtics allowed 45.7% shooting to the Grizzlies and lose because Boston committed seven more turnovers and pulled down eight less rebounds than Memphis. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 26 points and six rebounds on 10 of 17 from the floor. Boston has been hampered by their lack of size supporting Kevin Garnett in the low post. The team is 29th and second to last in the NBA in rebounding the basketball. They put up great defensive numbers ranking in the top nine in all three key categories.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Tuesday afternoon as Knick center Tyson Chandler has been listed as questionable with a neck injury. Kevin Garnett is out with an ankle issue for Boston.
The teams have met twice already with each team winning and covering in their road game.
New York has a road record of 18-16 on the season. They win their fourth straight after a 110-84 home victory against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday as a -7 point betting favorite. The game landed over 191 ½ points. The Knicks outscored the Raptors by double digits in each half. They shot 51.9% from the floor and connected on 7 of 19 from three. They held 44.7% shooting to the Raptors and the Knicks forced 18 Toronto turnovers. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 28 points and eight rebounds on 9 of 19 shooting. We are beginning to see the Knicks play defense like they did in the first month of the season. In their past five games the team is giving up an average of 89.6 points a game. They are now 8th in the NBA in scoring defense this season.
The Celtics are 24-10 when playing at home. Boston loses their fourth straight after a 110-106 road defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies as a +7 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 177 ½ points. Boston returns home after a 0-3 road trip. They waste a 51.4% road shooting performance and connected on 9 of 20 from three. The Celtics allowed 45.7% shooting to the Grizzlies and lose because Boston committed seven more turnovers and pulled down eight less rebounds than Memphis. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 26 points and six rebounds on 10 of 17 from the floor. Boston has been hampered by their lack of size supporting Kevin Garnett in the low post. The team is 29th and second to last in the NBA in rebounding the basketball. They put up great defensive numbers ranking in the top nine in all three key categories.