The Boston Celtics have dominated the NBA this season with a league-best record both straight up at 18-4 and against the spread at 17-4-1. After losing their last game at home to the Detroit Pistons, the Celtics will try to get back in the win column this Thursday night hosting the Philadelphia 76ers.
Sixers vs. Celtics 2017 odds: Boston the home betting favorite in Eastern matchup
The Boston Celtics will be looking to avoid a second straight loss when they host Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night as betting chalk at the sportsbooks.
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Boston opened as an 8-point home favorite for this game at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Celtics are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against the 76ers while the ATS record between the two teams over that stretch is split at 5-5.
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
When: Thursday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Betting Line: Boston -8
Boston Celtics
Going off as 6-point favorites at home against Detroit, the Celtics picked up their first home loss since the second game of the season by a score of 118-108. It was an uncharacteristic off night for a Celtics team that’s 96.8 points per game against ranks as the best scoring defense in the NBA.
Boston will have a significant rest advantage in Thursday’s game; while the 76ers will be playing their second night of a back-to-back and their third game in four nights, the Celtics have been off since Monday.
In Boston’s last 20 games as a favorite of two points or more, the Celtics are a staggering 19-1 SU and 17-2-1 ATS per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Philadelphia 76ers
Years upon years of awful basketball resulting in high draft picks has finally seemed to pay off for the 76ers. Philadelphia has one of the most exciting young cores in the game today led by Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, and the results are showing up on the court with a 12-8 SU and 14-6 ATS record through the first 20 games of the season.
The 76ers rank sixth in the NBA in offensive production with 108.6 points per game and look well on their way to breaking a five-year playoff drought.
This should be an exciting matchup between one of the Eastern Conference’s best offenses facing the league’s best defense. Philadelphia’s starters played a lot of minutes in the team’s 118-113 win over Washington on Wednesday night led by Simmons with 41. While Boston won’t have any issues with fatigue, it may be a factor for the 76ers in this contest.
