Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are double-digit favorites against the Brooklyn Nets when the Celtics (45-18) and Mikal Bridges’ Nets (34-28) square off on March 3, 2023. The Celtics are favored by 11 points. The game features an over/under of 227.5.
Last time out, the Celtics won on Wednesday 117-113 over the Cavaliers. Tatum’s team-high 41 points led Boston in the victory.
The Nets’ last outing was a 142-118 loss to the Knicks on Wednesday. Cameron Johnson’s team-high 33 points paced Brooklyn in the loss.
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Celtics Vs. Nets Odds, Betting Line, Matchup Info
- When: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
- TV: ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and YES
- Spread Favorite: Celtics -11
- Moneyline Favorite: Celtics -577
- Moneyline Underdog: Nets +426
- Over/Under: 227.5 points
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Celtics Betting Trends
- The Celtics are 32-29-2 ATS this season.
- Boston has been favored by 11 points or more nine times this season, and covered the spread in four of those matchups.
- The Celtics have come away with 42 wins in the 58 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -577 or better on the moneyline.
- A total of 30 out of the Celtics’ 63 games this season have hit the over.
- Boston’s 63 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 227.5 points 36 times.
- The Celtics have an average total of 229.8 in their contests this year, 2.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
Celtics Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 59 | 30.3 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 51 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 54 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Derrick White | 63 | 11.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Marcus Smart | 46 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Celtics Season Stats
- Boston’s +358 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 117.7 points per game (fourth in the NBA) while allowing 112.0 per contest (seventh in the league).
- The Celtics win the rebound battle by 1.6 boards on average. They record 45.0 rebounds per game, which ranks eighth in the league, while their opponents pull down 43.4 per outing.
- In home games, the Celtics are scoring 6.8 more points per game (121.1) than they are away from home (114.3).
- Boston is allowing 111.8 points per game this year in home games, which is 0.5 fewer points than it is allowing when playing on the road (112.3).
- While the Celtics are averaging 117.7 points per game in 2022-23, they have fallen short of that in their past 20 games, tallying 116.3 points per contest.
- Boston has fared better defensively in its last 20 games, giving up 111.5 points per contest, 0.5 fewer points than its season average of 112.0 allowed.
- The Celtics are making 17.0 treys per game over their last 20 games, which is 1.1 more than their average for the season (15.9). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their past 20 contests (39.9%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (37.9%).
Celtics Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15 | Pistons | W 127-109 | Home | -12 |
| 2/23 | Pacers | W 142-138 | Away | -8 |
| 2/25 | 76ers | W 110-107 | Away | -1 |
| 2/27 | Knicks | L 109-94 | Away | -2 |
| 3/1 | Cavaliers | W 117-113 | Home | -5 |
| 3/3 | Nets | – | Home | -11 |
| 3/5 | Knicks | – | Home | – |
| 3/6 | Cavaliers | – | Away | – |
| 3/8 | Trail Blazers | – | Home | – |
| 3/11 | Hawks | – | Away | – |
| 3/13 | Rockets | – | Away | – |
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Nets Betting Trends
- Brooklyn has won 31 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 31 times.
- Brooklyn has entered the game as underdogs 27 times this season and won 10, or 37%, of those games.
- The Nets have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +426 odds on them winning this game.
- Brooklyn’s games have hit the over 29 out of 62 times this season.
- The Nets and their opponents have combined to score more than 227.5 points in 29 of 62 games this season.
- The average over/under for Brooklyn’s contests this season is 227.1, 0.4 fewer points than this game’s point total.
Nets Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 63 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 61 | 17.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Cameron Johnson | 24 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Nicolas Claxton | 58 | 12.5 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Cameron Thomas | 45 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Nets Season Stats
- In 2022-23, Brooklyn is 18th in the league on offense (113.7 points scored per game) and 15th defensively (113.4 points allowed).
- The Nets lose the rebound battle by 4.7 boards on average. They collect 39.9 rebounds per game, 29th in the league, while their opponents pull down 44.6.
- At home Brooklyn is scoring 114.8 points per game, 2.2 more than it is averaging away (112.6).
- In 2022-23 the Nets are giving up 4.7 fewer points per game at home (111.0) than away (115.7).
- In its last 20 games, Brooklyn has been scoring 113.3 points per game, an average that’s a little lower than the 113.7 it has scored over the course of the 2022-23 season.
- The Nets’ points-allowed average over their last 20 games (119.4) is 6.0 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (113.4).
- Over its last 20 outings, Brooklyn is making 1.0 more three-pointer per game than its season long average (13.6 compared to 12.6 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (38.5% compared to 38.7% season-long).
Nets Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15 | Heat | W 116-105 | Home | -2 |
| 2/24 | Bulls | L 131-87 | Away | +2 |
| 2/26 | Hawks | L 129-127 | Away | +6.5 |
| 2/28 | Bucks | L 118-104 | Home | +7 |
| 3/1 | Knicks | L 142-118 | Away | +7.5 |
| 3/3 | Celtics | – | Away | +11 |
| 3/5 | Hornets | – | Home | – |
| 3/7 | Rockets | – | Away | – |
| 3/9 | Bucks | – | Away | – |
| 3/10 | Timberwolves | – | Away | – |
| 3/12 | Nuggets | – | Away | – |
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