The Boston Celtics (62-18) host the Charlotte Hornets (20-60) at TD Garden, starting at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, April 12, 2024. The Hornets are 6-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 218 points.
If you are looking to make an informed wager on Friday’s game, find out the best bets available for this matchup, in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
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Spread: Celtics (-6) to Cover
- Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have the Celtics winning by a considerably larger margin (27.0 points). Take the Celtics.
- So far this season, Boston has put together a 41-36-3 record against the spread.
- The Celtics have been favored by 6 points or more 59 times this season, and covered the spread in 33 of those matchups.
- Charlotte’s ATS record is 32-47-1 this season.
- The Hornets have an ATS record of 24-33-1 when playing as at least 6-point underdogs this season.
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Total: Over 218
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (226.4 points) substantially higher than the DraftKings over/under (218 points). Bet on the over.
- Boston and its opponent have broken the 218-point mark 60 times this year.
- Charlotte’s games have had over 218 points 47 times this season.
- In the Celtics’ 80 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 41 times.
- The Hornets and their opponents have combined to hit the over 40 out of 80 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Celtics (-230)
- Prediction: Celtics 127, Hornets 100
- Boston has been the favorite in 77 games this season and won 61 (79.2%) of those contests.
- Charlotte has been victorious in 17, or 23%, of the 74 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Miles Bridges Points Prop: Under 18.5
- On a per-game basis, Miles Bridges gets the Hornets 21.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He also averages 1.0 steal and 0.5 blocked shots.
- Bridges is averaging 21.3 points during the 2023-24 season, 2.8 more than Friday’s prop total.
- Bridges has had a points prop in 68 games this season, and has exceeded the total 32 times.
- Everything is clicking for the Celtics, who are scoring 120.3 points per game (second-best in NBA) and ceding 109.2 points per contest (fifth-best).
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