Celtics vs Knicks prediction NBA · Thursday, April 9
At a glance
The New York Knicks (52-28) host the Boston Celtics (54-25) on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 PM ET at Madison Square Garden in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 106 – Knicks 112. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Knicks a 53% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Knicks are 29-9 at home and the Celtics are 26-14 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Knicks and 8-2 for the Celtics (current streaks: Knicks W3, Celtics W4).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Knicks 113 – 112 Celtics, a margin of about 0.9 points in favor of the Knicks and a total around 225 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Celtics need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (107.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSNY
Top performers
Celtics
Jayson TatumF · #024pts / gameJayson TatumF · #08assistsJayson TatumF · #013reboundsKnicks
Josh HartG · #326pts / game
Jalen BrunsonG · #1110assists
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #3212reboundsRecent form
BOSNYHead-to-head
NY lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BOS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54-25 | Record | 52-28 |
| 114.8 | Points scored / game | 116.8 |
| 107.0 | Points allowed / game | 110.6 |
| +6.7 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.3 |
| W4 | Current streak | W3 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 26-14 road | Home / road record | 29-9 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 51-31 (+4.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Knicks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.