The Boston Celtics (57-16) battle the New Orleans Pelicans (45-28) on March 30, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The Celtics favored by six points in a contest pitting one of the strongest offensive teams in the league (the Celtics) versus one of the top defensive teams (the Pelicans). The matchup’s point total is set at 223.
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Spread: Pelicans (+6) to Cover
- The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (3.1 points) is slightly less than the 6-point edge DraftKings gives to the Celtics, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- New Orleans is 41-30-2 against the spread this year.
- The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-2 when playing as at least 6-point underdogs this year.
- So far this season, Boston has put together a 38-32-3 record against the spread.
- The Celtics are 30-22-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 6-point favorites.
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Total: Over 223
- The model predicts a total 5.4 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- Boston and its opponent have broken the 223-point mark 49 times this season.
- New Orleans’ games have finished with over 223 points scored 45 times this season.
- So far this season, 37 out of the Celtics’ 73 games have gone over the point total.
- A total of 31 Pelicans games this season have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Celtics (-230)
- Prediction: Celtics 116, Pelicans 113
- Boston has won 56, or 78.9%, of the 71 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- New Orleans has been chosen as underdogs in 28 games this year and has walked away with the win 15 times (53.6%) in those games.
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Jaylen Brown Points Prop: Under 21.5
- Jaylen Brown posts 23.3 points, 3.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game.
- Brown is scoring 23.3 points per game, 1.8 more than Saturday’s prop total.
- So far this season, Brown is 36-for-71 at scoring more than the total set for his points prop.
- The Pelicans are 13th in the NBA in points scored (115.6 per game) and eighth in points allowed (110.4).
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Zion Williamson Points Prop: Under 26.5
- On a per-game basis, Zion Williamson gives the Pelicans 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists. He also averages 1.0 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.
- The 26.5-point over/under for Williamson on Saturday is 3.7 higher than his scoring average.
- Williamson has exceeded his points prop on 30 occasions this season (in 69 games with such a prop).
- The Celtics have been lifted by their offense, as they rank second-best in the NBA by tallying 121.1 points per game. They rank sixth in the league in points allowed (109.8 per contest).
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