Celtics at Knicks NBA Picks: In What looks to be fun Wednesday night for NBA fans, the Boston Celtics (19-4) leaders of the Eastern Division travel to play a meaningful game with the Knicks (7 PM ET, ESPN). Boston (16-9) leads New York in the division standings by four games, but the Knicks, at 16-9, are clearly the second best team in the Eastern Division and third best in the Eastern Conference behind the Celtics and Miami Heat.
Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com and most offshore sportsbooks list the Celtics as 4 1/2-chalk road favorites versus the Knicks with a 206 total.
Early betting trends show 81 percent of side wagers falling on the Celtics who have won 10 straight games and have covered the betting spread in five of their last seven games. The Knicks have won eight straight and nine of their last 10 games. The Knicks have been great in covering the point-spread cashing for backers in seven of their last eight games.
Boston has dominated the Knicks in recent years, going 13-2 SU in its last 15 games, and 8-2 SU in games played versus the Knicks in New York. Of course, these numbers are going back seven years, an era when the Knicks were not very good.
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New York is 5-0 SU in its last five games and 5-1 SU in its last six games at home. The total has gone OVER in five of New York's last six games at home and has gone OVER in 10 of New York's last 15 games.
Boston won its last outing, a 93-62 result against the Bobcats on December 11. The Celtics covered in that game as a 7.5-point favorite, while the 155 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for New York, they were a 129-125 winner as they battled the Nuggets at home. The Knicks covered in the match as a 3-point favorite, while 254 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
NBA Picks: The Knicks will pull out all the stops and the crowd will be rabid at Madison Square Garden for this game. I like the Knicks in this one, getting +4 1/2 points as a home dog.
