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It’s the 4th and final meeting between 2 Eastern Conference foes as the Philadelphia 76ers head to Boston for a date with the Celtics. The C’s currently hold a 2-1 lead in the regular season series and they have a chance to clinch it in front of their home fans. Will the 76ers respond following Sunday’s tough loss to Milwaukee? I’ve prepared a 76ers vs Celtics Same Game Parlay that includes 4 Player Prop bets. You can also find out our NBA picks for tonight’s other matchups.
Derrick White to record 1+ steals (-160)
Kristaps Porzingis over 1.5 made threes (-140)
Buddy Hield 3+ made threes (-155)
Tobias Harris to score 15+ points (-170)
Same Game Parlay odds: +553
Derrick White to record 1+ steals (-160)
The backcourt duo of White and Holiday is one of the best in the league defensively but they’ll have their hands full trying to guard Tyrese Maxey tonight. In 2 games he’s played against them, Maxey is averaging just 22.5 points on 40% shooting, and if Boston wants to win here, they’ll have to shut down the Sixers’ leading scorer. In comes Derrick White, who is averaging 1.3 steals per game in his last 10 games. He’s been very active since the all-star break, recording 2 steals in back-to-back games, and has registered one in 6 of his last 8 games. In 3 games against the 76ers he’s stolen at least 1 ball in each of them. This is particularly impressive considering the 76ers turn the ball over only 12 times per game, which is the best mark in the league. I still expect those trends for Derrick White to continue here though.
Check out our full Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics predictions
Kristaps Porzingis over 1.5 made threes (-140)
With Joel Embiid out of the way, Porzingis has a much easier task of getting to the basket here, but he should still do some damage from the perimeter. In his last 9 games, he’s at 40.4% efficiency from downtown and in 20 home games this year he’s at a consistent 39%. He’s made at least 2 threes in 7 straight games (all wins for Boston), so I have no reason to doubt him here. He’s drained a pair of threes twice in the last 3 meetings with Philadelphia and they’re allowing 41.8% from deep in their last 3 games, which is the 6th-worst mark in the league. Look for KP to get to his numbers in this one fairly easily.
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Buddy Hield 3+ made threes (-155)
Speaking of numbers, the 76ers will need someone other than Maxey and Harris to step up here and who better to turn to than seasoned veteran Buddy Hield? Believe it or not, he’s played the Celtics already 5 times this season as a member of the Indiana Pacers, and he’ll get his first crack at them as a member of the 76ers. In those 5 games with Indy, he’s drained 3 threes in 3 of them, and if he gets a few looks here this could very well happen in tonight’s game as well. Over his last 11 games, he’s shooting from downtown at an impressive 40.7% and has cleared this line in all 7 games with the 76ers. With the Celtics primarily focusing on containing Maxey here, Hield could go under the radar a bit and give the 76ers a much-needed lift.
Tobias Harris to score 15+ points (-170)
Harris didn’t have the best of games on Sunday against the Bucks, scoring just 8 points on 3-for-11 shooting. I’m expecting him to do much better here against the Celtics, he’s averaging 15.7 points per game in 3 meetings this season on almost 43% shooting from downtown. His size and versatility are a problem for the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown on defense, and we’ve seen him use that to his advantage multiple times in head-to-head meetings. Harris is one of those rare players that has a better output in road games than home games – he’s averaging 18.3 points per game away from the Wells Fargo Center, compared to 16.4 points in games played there. There is no way the 76ers keep this game close if they don’t get solid production from Tobias Harris here.
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