Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 5/1/2023 Odds, Picks and Forecast

a matchup you don’t want to miss.

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Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 5/1/2023

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
76ers	+9 (-105)	213.5 o (-110)	+345
Celtics	-9 (-115)	213.5 u (-110)	-425

The Philadelphia 76ers played the Brooklyn Nets before coming here and managed to win the game 96-88. The 76ers are scoring an average of 114.69 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 48.54 percent. The Philadelphia offense in this basketball season is being led by Joel Embiid who is putting up an average of 33.1 points in each game, while James Harden is adding 10.7 assists per matchup. On defense, the 76ers are allowing their opponents to score an average of 110.05 points in every game played.

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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 30, 2023

Players to watch: Tyrese Maxey PG 4 GP 4 GS 37 MIN 21.8 PTS 0.8 OR 4.3 DR 5 REB 1.8 AST 1.5 STL 0.3 BLK 1 TO 2.8 PF 1.8 AST/TO, Tobias Harris PF 4 GP 4 GS 33.8 MIN 20.3 PTS 2.3 OR 6.5 DR 8.8 REB 2 AST 0.5 STL 0.5 BLK 0.5 TO 2 PF 4 AST/TO, Joel Embiid C 3 GP 3 GS 36 MIN 20 PTS 1.3 OR 10 DR 11.3 REB 4 AST 1 STL 2.3 BLK 5 TO 3.3 PF 0.8 AST/TO.

The Boston Celtics took on the Atlanta Hawks in the previous matchup and managed to win the game 128-120. The Celtics are scoring an average of 118.05 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 47.77 percent. The Boston offense in this NBA season is being headed by Jayson Tatum who is scoring an average of 30.1 points in each game, while Marcus Smart is adding 6.3 helpers per matchup. Defense-wise, the Celtics are allowing opponents to score an average of 111.62 points in every game played.

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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 30, 2023

Players to watch: Jayson Tatum SF 6 GP 6 GS 39.5 MIN 27.2 PTS 0.8 OR 9.2 DR 10 REB 5.3 AST 0.7 STL 1.2 BLK 2.5 TO 1.5 PF 2.1 AST/TO, Jaylen Brown SG 6 GP 6 GS 37.8 MIN 26.7 PTS 1.2 OR 4.2 DR 5.3 REB 3 AST 1.2 STL 0.5 BLK 3.5 TO 3 PF 0.9 AST/TO, Derrick White PG 6 GP 6 GS 32.5 MIN 17.3 PTS 0.3 OR 3.5 DR 3.8 REB 3.5 AST 0.3 STL 1.3 BLK 1.3 TO 2.3 PF 2.6 AST/TO.

Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
76ers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
Philadelphia are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against Boston.
Philadelphia are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Boston.
76ers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston.

Boston Celtics

Boston are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games.
Boston are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 9 games against Philadelphia.
Boston are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.

Injuries

Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid C Is downgraded to doubtful Monday vs Boston, Knee
Danuel House Jr. SG Is questionable on Monday vs Boston, Illness

Boston Celtics

Danilo Gallinari SF Is out indefinitely, ACL

The Philadelphia 76ers are the weaker team in this pairing despite their long winning streak. The Celtics seemed to skid often in their rounds against the Atlanta Hawks and will hope for consistency here. The Boston Celtics will be winning this game according to the latest NBA betting odds. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!

Moneyline: +345 is the ML set for the 76ers is this game and the ML set for the Celtics is -425

Spread: A spread of +9 (-105) is out for 76ers and a spread of -9 (-115) is out for Celtics

TOTALs: 213.5 o (-110) will go over for the 76ers and the same will go under for the Celtics.

Score Prediction: 114-112 Celtics win.