Celtics Host Knicks in Battle of Ancient Rivals

Celtics Have Dominated Knicks Recently

One of the oldest rivalries in the NBA resumes Wednesday night (8 PM ET, ESPN) when the Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks. Boston has enjoyed the edge in this battle over the past three-plus seasons. They are 10-4 SU and 8-6 ATS, including 6-2 SU and 4-3 ATS at home. That includes a 110-89 victory on October 24 as 7.5-point favorites. Oddsmakers have Boston as a 5.5-point favorite. The total is at 202. Bet on basketball at Bovada and get a free 50% bonus. The Knicks (23-28 SU, 27-24 ATS) have done very well for themselves at Madison Square Garden. They are 15-9 ATS at home, but they’ve fallen apart in away games at 11-15 ATS. New York appears to have adapted somewhat after playing a road-heavy schedule since the holidays. Fourteen of their last 17 games were away from Madison Square Garden. The Knicks are 7-7 ATS during this stretch. New York also has a different lineup for their rematch with the Celtics (35-15 SU, 30-19-2 ATS). Jarrett Jack has taken over the starting point guard role from Ramon Sessions. Sessions is no longer with the team. The Knicks also signed back-up point guard Trey Burke from the G-League two weeks ago. This has given them a welcome scoring boost from the bench. The Over is 9-1 in New York’s last 10 games.

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	105.14	17	98.76	2
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	102.69	22	98.54	3
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	42.69	16	44.31	23
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	103.06	23	105.94	16
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	103.42	25	109.35	24
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	44.69	9	42.00	4

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NBA Betting Trends

New York Knicks
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New York is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New York’s last 11 games
New York is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York’s last 8 games on the road
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
New York is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York’s last 8 games when playing Boston
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston

Boston Celtics
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 8 games when playing New York
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing at home against New York

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