{"id":4901,"date":"2008-11-28T13:15:03","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T18:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=4901"},"modified":"2008-11-28T13:15:03","modified_gmt":"2008-11-28T18:15:03","slug":"76ers-celtics-free-pick-281108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/76ers-celtics-free-pick-281108\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Betting &#8211; 76ers vs. Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Streaking Celtics Host Inconsistent 76ers<\/h2>\n<p>The Boston Celtics (14-2 SU, 8-8 ATS, 7-9 O\/U) have won six straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, including Wednesday\u2019s thrilling 119-111 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Philadelphia 76ers (7-8 SU, 6-9 ATS, 4-10-1 O\/U) are still struggling with inconsistency in their search for their new identity.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The longtime rivals will look to pick up a win for fans and BetUS NBA sports betting enthusiasts tonight when they meet at TD Banknorth Garden.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics, who failed to cover the spread as a 12-point home favorite against Golden State, have used a scorching offense to win each of their last two matchups and saw four players top the 20-point mark against the Warriors, including blossoming point guard Rajon Rondo who scored 22 points on 9-for-15 shooting and added eight rebounds and seven assists..<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think when he&#8217;s on like he&#8217;s on tonight, we&#8217;re unbeatable,&#8221; Pierce said of Rondo. &#8220;With me, Kevin (Garnett) and Ray (Allen) on a night in, night out basis, Rajon is now starting to develop that consistency as a player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Rondo\u2019s solid performance, the Celtics also got a team-high 25 points from Ray Allen, and 21 points apiece from Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.<\/p>\n<p>While the Celtics look like they are on cruise control, racking up SU and ATS victories like nobody\u2019s business, the Sixers have dropped two straight games, including Wednesday\u2019s 96-94 home loss to the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n<p>Five players reached double figures in scoring, led by Elton Brand\u2019s 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting but dropped their second straight game after losing to the Charlotte Bobcats 93-84 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That was a tough loss for us, going down the stretch like that,&#8221; 76ers head coach Maurice Cheeks said. &#8220;We had made plays up to that point. The way we played tonight was the way we need to play night in and night out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NBA Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>The Sixers have shot just 41.5 percent from the field over their last four contests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON is 75-48 ATS (+22.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.<br \/>\nBOSTON is 56-40 ATS (+12.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.<br \/>\nBOSTON is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.<br \/>\nBOSTON is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.<br \/>\nBOSTON is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.<br \/>\nBOSTON is 33-16 ATS (+15.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia 76ers +9 -110<br \/>\nBoston Celtics -9 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 187 -110<br \/>\nUnder 187 -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: The Celtics have won each of their last two games with a stellar offensive effort, but I like them to get back to playing their stellar brand of defense to beat Philadelphia tonight. The 9-point spread may look a bit high, but I like the C\u2019s to cover for backers with a bit of room to spare.<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Free Picks: Celtics -9 Points\/Under 187 Total Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the  Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[5524,5527,1979,3938,3939,1975,5011,5344,4045,4040,744,4044,3942,747,3925,5074,5525,5526],"class_list":["post-4901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-76ers-betting-trends","tag-76ers-vs-celtics","tag-basketball-betting","tag-basketball-odds","tag-bet-on-basketball","tag-bet-on-nba","tag-boston-celtics","tag-celtics-betting-trends","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-nba-basketball-betting","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-handicappers","tag-nba-handicapping","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-predictions","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-philadelphia-76ers-vs-boston-celtics","tag-philadelphia-vs-boston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4903,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4901\/revisions\/4903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}