Celtics vs Nets prediction NBA · Tuesday, November 18
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (2-11) host the Boston Celtics (7-7) on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 113 – Nets 99. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 82% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Nets are 0-6 at home and the Celtics are 3-4 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Nets and 6-4 for the Celtics (current streaks: Nets W1, Celtics W2).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Celtics dominate this matchup. The model projects Nets 106 – 118 Celtics, a margin of about 11.3 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 224 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-8.0 vs +5.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (114.9 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (108.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSBKN
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #729pts / game
Payton PritchardG · #115assistsPayton PritchardG · #1110reboundsNets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1725pts / game
Terance MannG · #147assists
Nic ClaxtonC · #911reboundsRecent form
BOSBKNHead-to-head
BOS lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 7-7 | Record | 2-11 |
| 114.9 | Points scored / game | 107.9 |
| 108.3 | Points allowed / game | 117.3 |
| +5.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -8.0 |
| W2 | Current streak | W1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 3-4 road | Home / road record | 0-6 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 26-56 (-7.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Nets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.