Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 5/9/2023 Odds, Picks and Forecast

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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 8, 2023

Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 5/9/2023

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
76ers	+7 (-107)	214 o (-110)	+245
Celtics	-7 (-113)	214 u (-1100	-290

The Philadelphia 76ers managed to win the game on Monday in overtime with a final score of 116-115. The 76ers are scoring an average of 114.28 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 48.37 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 110.27 points in every game played.

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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 8, 2023

Players to watch: Joel Embiid C 6 GP 6 GS 36.7 MIN 23.2 PTS 2 OR 8.5 DR 10.5 REB 3.2 AST 0.8 STL 2.7 BLK 3.8 TO 3 PF 0.8 AST/TO, James Harden SG 8 GP 8 GS 38 MIN 23 PTS 0.4 OR 5.5 DR 5.9 REB 8.1 AST 1.6 STL 0.3 BLK 2.9 TO 2.8 PF 2.8 AST/TO, Tyrese Maxey PG 8 GP 8 GS 37.4 MIN 19.1 PTS 1 OR 3.8 DR 4.8 REB 1.9 AST 1.5 STL 0.6 BLK 0.8 TO 2.8 PF 2.5 AST/TO.

The Boston Celtics have won only two games out of four played against the Philadelphia 76ers in this semifinal series. The Celtics are scoring an average of 118.11 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 47.84 percent. The Boston offense in this NBA season is being headed by Jayson Tatum who is putting up an average of 30.1 points in each game, while Marcus Smart is adding 6.3 assists per matchup. Defense-wise, the Celtics are allowing opponents to score an average of 111.42 points in every game played.

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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 8, 2023

Players to watch: Jayson Tatum SF 10 GP 10 GS 38.9 MIN 26 PTS 1.3 OR 9.3 DR 10.6 REB 5.1 AST 0.8 STL 1.4 BLK 2.4 TO 2.1 PF 2.1 AST/TO, Jaylen Brown SG 10 GP 10 GS 37.7 MIN 25.4 PTS 1.1 OR 4 DR 5.1 REB 3.6 AST 1.1 STL 0.4 BLK 3.1 TO 2.8 PF 1.2 AST/TO, Marcus Smart PG 10 GP 10 GS 32.5 MIN 16.3 PTS 1.3 OR 2.7 DR 4 REB 5.1 AST 1.3 STL 0.3 BLK 2.2 TO 2 PF 2.3 AST/TO

Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games.
76ers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
Philadelphia are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games against Boston.
Philadelphia are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against Boston.
76ers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
Philadelphia are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against Boston.

Boston Celtics

Boston are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston’s last 8 games.
Boston are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
Celtics are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games at home.
Boston are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference.

Injuries

Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid C Is questionable on Tuesday vs Boston, Knee

Boston Celtics

Danilo Gallinari SF Is out indefinitely, ACL

The Philadelphia 76ers were lucky enough to win in the previous game with a very tight score. But, the Celtics will not take it lightly here and will try their best to offset the split. The Boston Celtics are favored to win this game as per the top NBA betting predictions. Sign up today to make your NBA betting prediction!

Moneyline: +245 is the ML set for the 76ers in this game and the ML set for the Celtics is -290.

Spread: A spread of +7 (-107) is out for 76ers and a spread of -7 (-113) is out for Celtics.

TOTALs: 214 o (-110) will go over for the 76ers and the same will go under for the Celtics.

Score Prediction: 114-112 Celtics win.