Atlantic Division foes meet when the New York Knicks (1-0) host the Boston Celtics (0-1) at Madison Square Garden, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, October 24, 2025. The Celtics are 3.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The matchup’s over/under is set at 231.5.
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Knicks Cover -3.5 vs Celtics -111
Knicks vs. Celtics betting lines
- Knicks odds to win: -168
- Celtics odds to win: +141
- Spread: Knicks (-3.5)
- Total: 231.5
Knicks Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- New York had a 21-19-1 record against the spread at home last season and was 27-14 in home contests.
- Last season, New York was 18-13-1 ATS at home as 3.5-point favorites or more.
- Knicks games hit the over on the set point total 22 times at home last year.
- New York and its opponents averaged a total of 226.2 points per home contest last year, 5.3 points fewer than this game’s projected total.
Knicks ATS Trends Last Season
- Against the spread, the Knicks were 40-41-1 last year.
- Against the spread, as 3.5-point favorites or greater, the Knicks went 28-25-1 last season.
- Last season, 42 of the Knicks’ 82 games hit the over.
Knicks Betting Records
- The Knicks won 72.3% of the games last season in which they were favored on the moneyline (47-18).
- In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -168 or shorter last year, New York had a record of 40-12 (76.9%).
- The Knicks have a 62.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.6 (fourth in NBA) | 47.4 (22nd) | 42.6 (24th) | 41.8 (second) | 27.5 (11th) | 12.2 (third) |
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Celtics Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Celtics had a 21-20 ATS record in road games while going 33-8 overall in those contests last season.
- The Celtics had a 19-16 record ATS in road games last season when playing as 3.5-point underdogs or more.
- On the road last season, Celtics games went over the set point total 16 times.
- Last season on the road the Celtics and their opponents averaged a total of 226.5 points per contest, 5.0 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.
Celtics ATS Trends Last Season
- The Celtics covered the spread 39 times in 82 games last year.
- The Celtics didn’t have a win ATS (0-1) as 3.5-point or more underdogs last year.
- The Celtics had 37 of their 82 games go over the point total last season.
Celtics Betting Records
- Last season, Boston won one out of the four games in which it was the underdog.
- Last season, the Celtics were at least a +141 underdog on the moneyline one time, losing that contest.
- The Celtics have a 41.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.2 (19th in NBA) | 45 (second) | 45.3 (eighth) | 43.7 (12th) | 26.1 (16th) | 11.4 (second) |
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