Celtics vs 76ers prediction NBA · Friday, April 24
At a glance
The Philadelphia 76ers (47-38) host the Boston Celtics (57-27) on Friday, April 24 at 7:00 PM ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 108 – 76ers 100. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 66% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the 76ers are 24-18 at home and the Celtics are 26-15 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the 76ers and 7-3 for the Celtics (current streaks: 76ers W1, Celtics L1).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects 76ers 110 – 116 Celtics, a margin of about 5.3 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.8 vs +6.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The 76ers 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
BOSPHI
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #725pts / game
Jayson TatumF · #07assists
Jaylen BrownG · #77rebounds
76ers
Tyrese MaxeyG · #031pts / game
Tyrese MaxeyG · #06assists
VJ EdgecombeG · #7710reboundsRecent form
BOS
PHIHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
Team comparison
| BOS | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 57-27 | Record | 47-38 |
| 114.9 | Points scored / game | 114.7 |
| 107.0 | Points allowed / game | 115.7 |
| +6.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.8 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 26-15 road | Home / road record | 24-18 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 24-58 (-6.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report 76ers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.
PHI