Thunder vs. Celtics betting: NBA preview for March 25

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Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics (47-24) are 2-point underdogs against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (57-15) Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at TD Garden. The matchup begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS and FDSOK. The point total is set at 221 for the matchup.

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Thunder Cover -2 vs Celtics -110

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Thunder vs. Celtics betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -136
  • Celtics odds to win: +114
  • Spread: Thunder (-2)
  • Total: 221

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Oklahoma City has covered the spread 18 times on the road and are 28-8 in road contests.
  • Oklahoma City’s record against the spread is 16-17 when playing as 2-point favorites or more in road games this year.
  • Thunder games have gone over the set point total 20 times on the road this season.
  • Oklahoma City and its opponents have averaged a total of 227.4 points per road contest this season, 6.4 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 10-0 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Thunder and their opponents have hit the over twice in those games.
  • The last 10 Thunder games averaged 224.9 total points, 3.9 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Thunder’s per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 2.6 points lower than their season-long average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have been favored on the moneyline 68 total times this season. They’ve finished 55-13 in those games.
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -136 or shorter, Oklahoma City has gone 55-13 (80.9% win percentage).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Thunder have an implied win probability of 57.6%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (fifth in NBA) 43.4 (first) 44.1 (13th) 45.4 (23rd) 25.6 (18th) 12 (second)

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Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Celtics games have hit the over on the set point total 13 times at home this year.
  • The Celtics have a 17-18 record against the spread at home and is 24-11 in home contests.
  • The Celtics have a 14-15 record ATS in home games this season when playing as 2-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Celtics and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.4 points per contest, 4.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Celtics Recent Trends

  • The Celtics have covered the spread four times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Celtics games have surpassed the set total three times.
  • The past 10 Celtics games averaged 0.9 more points (221.9) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Celtics are scoring 109.6 points per game compared to their 114.1 season average.

Celtics Betting Records

  • Boston has been underdogs in 19 games this season and won nine (47.4%) of those contests.
  • This season, the Celtics have won four of their 13 games, or 30.8%, when they’re the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Celtics.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (20th in NBA) 44.1 (second) 46.5 (fourth) 41.8 (sixth) 24.4 (29th) 11.5 (first)
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