Celtics vs. 76ers betting: NBA preview for February 20

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Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (39-16) are 7-point favorites against Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers (20-34) Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Wells Fargo Center. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The matchup’s point total is 223.5.

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Celtics Cover -7 vs 76ers -112

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Celtics vs. 76ers betting lines

  • Celtics odds to win: -310
  • 76ers odds to win: +249
  • Spread: Celtics (-7)
  • Total: 223.5

Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Boston is 22-6 in road contests and has covered the spread 14 times on the road.
  • Boston’s record against the spread is 9-11 as 7-point favorites or more on the road this year.
  • The Celtics have gone over a set point total in a road game 10 times this season.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Boston to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 228.2 points per contest.

Celtics Recent Trends

  • The Celtics are 8-2 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Celtics games has gone over the set total six times.
  • The Celtics’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 228.3 points scored. That’s 4.8 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In the last 10 games, the Celtics are scoring 0.2 points more per game compared to their season average.

Celtics Betting Records

  • The Celtics have won 38 of the 52 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (73.1%).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -310 or shorter, Boston has gone 30-9 (76.9% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 75.6%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46 (18th in NBA) 45 (second) 45.1 (ninth) 44.3 (15th) 25.8 (17th) 11.4 (second)

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76ers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • 76ers home games have gone over the set point total 14 times this season.
  • The 76ers are 10-17 in home contests and have covered the spread nine times at home.
  • This season, the 76ers have a 0-4 record ATS in home games as 7-point underdogs or more.
  • The 76ers and their opponents have averaged a total of 220.1 points per home contest this year, 3.4 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

76ers Recent Trends

  • The 76ers have covered the spread four times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • 76ers’ past 10 outings saw six hit the over.
  • The past 10 76ers games averaged 1.3 more points (224.8) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In their last 10 games, the 76ers have a 113.6 points-per-game average, 4.5 points above their season-long scoring average.

76ers Betting Records

  • Philadelphia has entered the game as underdogs 31 times this season and won eight, or 25.8%, of those games.
  • The 76ers are 4-10 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +249 or more on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the 76ers have a 28.7% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (21st in NBA) 48.6 (30th) 39 (30th) 44.6 (18th) 23 (29th) 12.7 (sixth)
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