The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks will jockey for second place in the Eastern Conference standings when they meet on Saturday night. Boston is currently 1.5 games ahead of New York for second place behind Cleveland, which has a six-game advantage over the Celtics for first place. The Knicks have opened the week with wins over the Rockets and Raptors, while the Celtics are coming off a shocking loss to the Mavericks.  

Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Celtics are favored by 3.5 points in the latest Knicks vs. Celtics odds, while the over/under is 232.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Celtics vs. Knicks picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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