The Boston Celtics look to rebound after a home loss as they host the Phoenix Suns Friday evening. Boston (56-20) enters off a 124-103 loss to Miami on Wednesday, while Phoenix (35-41) fell in Milwaukee on Tuesday 133-123. The teams played just last week, a 132-102 Celtics road win where the game was never in doubt from the second quarter. That marked the third straight win for Boston over Phoenix. Kevin Durant (ankle) is out for the Suns, while Jaylen Brown (knee) is questionable for the Celtics. Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis are off the injury report after missing Wednesday's contest.

Tipoff from TD Garden in Boston is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Celtics are 14-point favorites in the latest Boston vs. Phoenix odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 226.5 points. Boston is at -962 on the money line (risk $962 to win $100), while Phoenix is at +628 (risk $100 to win $628).

Before making any Suns vs. Celtics picks, you'll want to check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 24 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 155-115 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It's also an outstanding 21-10 (68%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following could have seen HUGE returns!

The model has simulated Celtics vs. Suns 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time!

Who wins Suns vs. Celtics, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the spread you should be all over, all from the model on a 155-115 roll on top-rated NBA picks!