Celtics vs. Thunder odds, line, spread, score prediction: 2024 NBA picks, April 3 projections from top model

The Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the Boston Celtics at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at TD Garden. Boston is 59-16 overall and 32-3 at home, while Oklahoma City is 52-23 overall and 23-15 on the road. The Celtics have already clinched the No. 1 seed in the East while the Thunder are third in the West but are only a half-game behind the No. 1 seed Nuggets. So could this be an NBA Finals preview?

The two franchises have split their last four head-to-head matchups, but Oklahoma City is 4-0 against the spread during that span. However, Boston is favored by 9 points in the latest Celtics vs. Thunder odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 231 points. Before entering any Thunder vs. Celtics picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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 five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 23 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 81-55 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,300. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

The model has set its sights on Boston vs. Oklahoma City. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Thunder vs. Celtics:

Celtics vs. Thunder spread: Celtics -9Celtics vs. Thunder over/under: 231 pointsCeltics vs. Thunder money line: Celtics: -383, Thunder: +302Celtics vs. Thunder picks: See picks at SportsLine

What you need to know about the Thunder

On Tuesday, the Thunder were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap as they fell 109-105 to the 76ers. The loss stings even more because Oklahoma City was up 57-44 with 11:48 left in the third. Chet Holmgren went 7-for-14 from the floor and finished the game with 22 points and seven rebounds.

However, the Thunder were held back by a poor shooting night, as the rest of the team outside of Holmgren shot just 41.1% from the floor. Oklahoma City has lost its last four games when shooting 44% or worse…

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Author : Scout Staff

Publish date : 2024-04-03 16:50:23

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