Celtics vs. 76ers Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for December 1

Celtics vs. 76ers Game Info

• Date: Friday, December 1, 2023
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and NBCS-PH

Two of the NBA's top scorers hit the court when Jayson Tatum (eighth, 27.7 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (14-4) host Joel Embiid (first, 32.0 PPG) and the Philadelphia 76ers (12-6) on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and NBCS-PH. The Celtics are 6.5-point favorites. The point total in the matchup is set at 224.5.

Celtics vs. 76ers Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. 76ers Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (68%)

Celtics vs. 76ers Betting Trends

• The Celtics have covered the spread in a matchup eight times this season (8-8-2).
• In the 76ers' 18 games this season, they have 12 wins against the spread.
• Celtics games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under seven times this season.
• The 76ers have hit the over 61.1% of the time this year (11 of 18 games with a set point total).
• Boston owns a better record against the spread at home (6-2-0) than it does in road games (2-6-2).
• When playing at home, the Celtics go over the total 37.5% of the time (three of eight games). They hit the over more often on the road, topping the total in 40% of games (four of 10).
• Against the spread, Philadelphia has performed better at home (7-3-0) than away (5-3-0).
• Looking at the over/under, 76ers games have gone over less often at home (six of 10, 60%) than on the road (five of eight, 62.5%).

Celtics Leaders

• Tatum averages 27.7 points, 8.8 boards and 4.1 assists.
• Jaylen Brown averages 21.9 points, 5.0 boards and 3.6 assists.
• Jrue Holiday averages 12.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
• Derrick White averages 13.9 points, 3.7 boards and 5.1 assists, shooting 46.9% from the floor and 39.0% from beyond the arc, with 2.1 made treys per contest.
• Al Horford is averaging 6.9 points, 6.6 boards and 2.8 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.5 steals and 1.0 block.

76ers Leaders

• Embiid averages 32.0 points for the 76ers, plus 11.3 boards and 6.6 assists.
• The 76ers get 27.0 points per game from Tyrese Maxey, plus 4.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists.
• Tobias Harris' numbers on the season are 18.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He is making 52.5% of his shots from the field and 31.1% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.1 treys.
• De'Anthony Melton averages 12.4 points, 4.0 boards and 3.8 assists. He is sinking 40.0% of his shots from the field and 40.8% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 triples per game.
• The 76ers get 5.0 points per game from Paul Reed, plus 4.4 boards and 1.1 assists.

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