The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks meet at Madison Square Garden for the regular season opener on both sides at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Celtics as 3.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 223 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows the Celtics finished 57-25 last season with the top net rating (+6.7) in the NBA. Boston was also 25-16 with a +3.3 net rating on the road, with the Celtics producing at an elite level on offense. The Celtics scored more than 1.17 points per possession in 2022-23, and Boston added both Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis in the offseason. The model also knows the Knicks were tremendous on offense a year ago. New York finished in the top five of the NBA with 1.17 points per possession, and the Knicks created more than 25 free throw attempts per game. The Knicks are also potent on the glass, securing 31.8% of available offensive rebounds.

Now, it has set its sights on Celtics vs. Knicks. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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