Knicks vs Celtics prediction NBA · Sunday, February 8
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (34-18) host the New York Knicks (34-19) on Sunday, February 8 at 12:30 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Knicks 111 – Celtics 89. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 64% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Celtics are 17-8 at home and the Knicks are 12-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Celtics and 8-2 for the Knicks (current streaks: Celtics W5, Knicks L1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Celtics 116 – 111 Knicks, a margin of about 4.4 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Knicks need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (108.1 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NYBOS
Top performers
Knicks
Jalen BrunsonG · #1131pts / gameJalen BrunsonG · #118assists
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #3210reboundsCeltics
Jaylen BrownG · #726pts / game
Payton PritchardG · #117assists
Baylor ScheiermanG · #5513reboundsRecent form
NYBOSHead-to-head
NY lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| NY | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 34-19 | Record | 34-18 |
| 117.3 | Points scored / game | 115.7 |
| 112.2 | Points allowed / game | 108.1 |
| +4.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.4 |
| L1 | Current streak | W5 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 12-13 road | Home / road record | 17-8 home |
| 51-31 (+4.1) | Last season | 61-21 (+9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Knicks
Injury report Celtics
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.