The NBA on Christmas Day has been a tradition since 1947 and one of the five games on the NBA schedule for Christmas 2024 will be the Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers. The reigning world champions have played on Christmas Day since 1995 and the Celtics look like a contender to go back-to-back after a 22-7 start. Meanwhile, the Sixers are only 10-17 on the season but have won seven of their last 10 with improving health.

Tip-off from TD Garden in Boston is set for 5 p.m. ET. The Celtics are 8.5-point favorites in the latest Celtics vs. 76ers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 221.5. Before entering any 76ers vs. Celtics picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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The model has simulated Celtics vs. 76ers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that hits over 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

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