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Boston Celtics
@
New York Knicks
Date
Thu, Apr 9
Time
11:30 PM
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Spread
Celtics +4.5
Odds
-110
Risk
MOD
LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Celtics +4.5
-110 · 1 Unit
72%
The Edge
Boston's elite road ATS record and recent 7-3 ATS form give enough of a lean to take the points, but multiple injury question marks on the Celtics and the Knicks' dominant home ATS record keep this firmly in LEAN territory rather than a strong PICK.
Key Factors
Celtics elite road ATS record: 26-14 (.650) — one of the best road ATS marks in the league
Celtics 7-3 ATS last 10 vs Knicks 4-6 ATS last 10 — Boston running significantly hotter
Celtics point differential +7.7 vs Knicks +6.4 — a +1.3 edge in team quality
Both teams on front-end of B2B — neutralizes the rest disadvantage for Boston; Knicks' 3-day rest edge is partially offset by their own lookahead spot