Celtics vs Nets prediction NBA · Friday, January 23
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (12-30) host the Boston Celtics (27-16) on Friday, January 23 at 7:30 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 130 – Nets 126. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 78% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Nets are 6-16 at home and the Celtics are 14-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Nets and 6-4 for the Celtics (current streaks: Nets L3, Celtics W1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics start with a clear edge. The model projects Nets 107 – 117 Celtics, a margin of about 9.7 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 224 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-5.7 vs +6.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (116.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSBKN
Top performers
Celtics
Payton PritchardG · #1132pts / game
Jaylen BrownG · #712assistsJaylen BrownG · #710reboundsNets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1730pts / gameMichael Porter Jr.F · #174assists
Nic ClaxtonC · #99reboundsRecent form
BOSBKNHead-to-head
BOS lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BOS | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 27-16 | Record | 12-30 |
| 116.7 | Points scored / game | 107.3 |
| 109.3 | Points allowed / game | 114.0 |
| +6.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -5.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 14-9 road | Home / road record | 6-16 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.