Filip Tomic
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It’s the 4th and final regular-season meeting between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers as they square off at the Wells Fargo Center tonight at 7:30 pm ET. Catch that game live on TNT as part of their doubleheader, and to add even more excitement I’ve also prepared a same game parlay which is available below.
Make sure you also check our predictions on the side and total for the rest of Tuesday’s games, including the 2nd part of the TNT doubleheader between the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors.
Let’s get into the Celtics vs 76ers clash first though.
Philadelphia 76ers 1-10 win margin (+200)
Tyrese Maxey to record 6+ assists (+220)
Jayson Tatum over 26.5 points (-110)
Parlay odds: +1693
Philadelphia 76ers 1-10 win margin (+200)
Both teams are playing some really good basketball lately, but the Sixers have had the edge in head-to-head meetings this season, winning the last 2 by 5 and 12 points after Boston won the opener 88-87. Philly has also covered in the last 7 meetings and in home games they are 6-1 ATS over the last 7 games. Behind Joel Embiid’s 40-point triple-double they just took care of business at home against Cleveland, their 3rd win in 4 games. Boston has also been on a good run lately, but only 3 of the 8 teams they’ve beaten have a record better than .500 so their numbers could be a bit inflated. Nevertheless, I am expecting a tough battle between two old conference foes and Philadelphia coming out on top in front of their home fans.
Read our full preview for Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers
Tyrese Maxey to record 6+ assists (+220)
Maxey’s numbers have gone up significantly over the last 10 games as he has upped his scoring, rebounding and assists. He is averaging 4.7 assists per game for the season, but over the last 10 that has gone up to 5.7 per game. In 6 of his last 9 games he has dished out at least 6 assists and the last time he played against Boston he had 5 of them, so I can definitely see him getting to 6 this time. With James Harden expected to make his 76ers debut after the all-star break, Maxey’s minutes should remain around the 35-38 mark, enough to feed his teammates consistently. The Celtics tend to struggle against elite point-guards a bit — Trae Young just had 10 assists against them on Sunday, so hopefully Maxey can do some damage as well.
Jayson Tatum over 26.5 points (-110)
After struggling a bit over his last 5 games, Boston’s leading scorer bounced back in a big way with 38 points in the 10-point win over Atlanta. Over his last 10, he is averaging 25.3 points per game on almost 48% shooting from the field. With the Sixers trading away Andre Drummond, that leaves only Joel Embiid guarding the middle which leaves them a bit vulnerable. Over their last 3 games the Sixers have given up an average of 50.7 points in the paint, which is an increase of 4.6 compared to their season average. If Tatum takes the ball to the hole a bit more often here, good things will happen for him. His highest point total against Philadelphia in the regular season is 26 points, time to surpass that number tonight.
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