NBA Gambling: Boston vs NY
The Boston Celtics (16-30) will try to snap their 3-game losing streak against the New York Knicks (10-38) at MSG. As always, make sure you visit us at Cappers Picks daily for our free NBA picks all season.
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When: Tuesday, Feb 3rd 2015 at 7:35pm ET
Where: Madison Square Gardens
TV: CSN & MSG
NBA Gambling Line: Knicks –1.5
NBA Gambling O/U Line: 189 Points
NBA Gambling O/U Line: 211 Points
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Believe it or not, but the Celtics are still in a position where they can make the playoffs. They’re only 4.5 games back from the Hornets in the East, but the current losing streak has been dropping them back.
The Knicks come into this game with a 5-5 record in their last 10, which is better than the Celtics who are just 3-7. New York has 7 wins at home this season and this would be considered a winnable game.
In fact, the Knicks are even small favorites, but that’s not really surprising. Boston is 7-15 on the road and has been playing poorly. I actually like the way the Knicks have been playing with their current line-up.
Carmelo Anthony is finally healthy and he has been playing better. The Knicks need their superstar to play like one consistently. Galloway has been the most impressive NYK during their recent stretch.
Galloway has only started in 7 games this season, but he’s averaging 12.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 2.9 APG. He’s starting at SG right now and should continue to get the start if he can keep playing like he has been.
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On paper the Knicks average 92.7 PPG (28th), 40.0 RPG (29th) and 21.5 APG (13th) while giving up 100.2 PPG (20th). Those numbers are ugly, but they’ve been slowly improving over the Knicks last 10 games.
Boston may have been losing a lot lately, but they’ve had a tough schedule to deal with. The Celtics are averaging 100.9 PPG (14th), 43.3 RPG (16th) and 24.5 APG (4th) while giving up 103.0 PPG (25th) this year.
Olynyk is out right now, but I’ve been impressed with Bass at C. He has been putting up some monster games lately. Turner and Bradley have also been impressive, but the problem is Boston just isn’t good.
They lack any superstar talent and their bench is very depleted. You can’t blame the starters for the bad run because most of them have played well. Crowder has only been the really bad disappointment.
Free NBA Picks: Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks
This is going to be a close match-up, but I’m siding with the small underdog. Crowder may be playing bad, but one thing he does well is play defense and he’ll be matched up against Anthony all night.
Boston Celtics +1.5 (-110)
If he can shutdown Anthony the Celtics have a great shot at winning. They’ll need Sullinger and Bass to both dominate the paint as well. Both teams are terrible and tough to trust, but I like the C’s tonight.
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