Nets vs Celtics prediction NBA · Friday, February 27
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (38-20) host the Brooklyn Nets (15-43) on Friday, February 27 at 7:30 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Nets 111 – Celtics 148. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 91% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Celtics are 18-9 at home and the Nets are 7-22 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 8-2 for the Celtics and 2-8 for the Nets (current streaks: Celtics L1, Nets L6).
The analysis Model
The Celtics start with a clear edge. The model projects Celtics 119 – 102 Nets, a margin of about 16.8 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 220 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Nets played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (+6.2 vs -6.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (114.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (107.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNBOS
Top performers
Nets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1718pts / game
Nolan TraoreG · #107assists
Day'Ron SharpeC · #205reboundsCeltics
Nikola VucevicC · #928pts / game
Jaylen BrownG · #79assistsNikola VucevicC · #911reboundsRecent form
BKNBOSHead-to-head
BOS lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-43 | Record | 38-20 |
| 106.6 | Points scored / game | 114.7 |
| 114.6 | Points allowed / game | 107.4 |
| -6.7 | Adjusted margin / game | +6.2 |
| L6 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 8-2 |
| 7-22 road | Home / road record | 18-9 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 61-21 (+9.1) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Celtics
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.