Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 06.03.2025
It’s a duel between two old Eastern Conference foes as the Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers in the 4th and final meeting between the two teams this season. Who comes out on top?
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers meet on 06.03.2025, in what will be their 4th and final regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at TD Garden (Boston) with the home team Celtics being favored to win this game.
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Boston Celtics |
Thu, 06.03.2025, 19:30 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
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1/5 |
13/1 |
16/5 |
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -13.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers: Current situation
Losing to the Pistons and Cavaliers in back-to-back games was a bad look for the defending champions, but they’ve successfully bounced back with a statement win over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The win kept the Celtics 3-game lead in the 2nd seed over the New York Knicks, it’s looking very likely that the Cs will enter the postseason as the 2nd best team in the Conference which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Philadelphia’s season has been lost for a while now, the latest blow to their ambitions is the hand injury suffered by Tyrese Maxey which has had a massive impact on his shooting percentages. Even the Brooklyn Nets have taken over the 76ers in the standings with the two teams sharing an identical 21-40 record. It would be better for the Sixers to tank the remaining 20 or so games, so they can improve their position in the upcoming draft lottery.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Boston led by as many as 20 points in their 110-103 win over Denver on Sunday. A balanced attack was led by Jaylen Brown who finished with 22 points and 8 assists. It’s not often you get to see a team put up more shot attempts from three than the Celtics in a game, but that’s exactly what happened on Sunday. Boston will now play Portland on Wednesday, which means Thursday’s game vs Philadelphia will be their 2nd game in less than 24 hours.
Philadelphia 76ers Stats & Form
Paul George had just 7 points in the latest 76ers loss, as they got blown out by the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-112 on Tuesday. The team made just 9 threes from 32 attempts, allowing the Timberwolves to shoot almost 57% from the field and 45% from downtown. Tyrese Maxey did not play, it is very possible that that team shuts him down for the rest of the season, just like they did with Joel Embiid.
Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers: Head-to-Head
Philadelphia shocked the world with the Christmas game upset at TD Garden, but order has been restored in the next two meetings, both won by the Celtics. Boston is 7-3 SU in the last 10 games head-to-head, they are outscoring the 76ers by 7.6 points in those wins. This will be the 471st regular season meeting between the two teams, with Boston holding a 272-198 lead in wins.
Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers Odds
The defending champions are massive favorites at 1/2 odds, while if you fancy the Philadelphia 76ers you can get them at 16/5 odds.
The point total has been set at 231.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Betting Tip | Odds |
| Boston Celtics -13.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 231.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Philadelphia 76ers +13.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers (06.03.2025)
It would take a massive meltdown by the Boston Celtics for Philadelphia to even stand a chance of covering the spread here. The Celtics have dominated the most recent meeting played on February 20th, winning by 20 points. With Maxey and Embiid now gone, this opens up the door for the Cs to wrap up the regular season series in style with another big win here. Philadelphia just got beat by 14 points in Minnesota, failing to cover the spread. They’ve gone just 12-17 ATS in road games this year, while overall for the season they are 22-39 which makes them one of the most inconsistent teams to bet one. Paul George has been a major disappointment, he too could be shut down for the remainder of the season as Philadelphia really has nothing left to play for. The Celtics can play a relaxed style here, even if this is a 2nd night of a back-to-back their win shouldn’t be in question here. They’ve won 5 of 9 games in this scenario, which isn’t great, but they are simply on another level compared to the lowly 76ers right now. Philly has struggled all year long to defend the three-ball, they are 27th in opponent three-point efficiency allowing 36.9% of attempts to go in. That will be problematic against the hottest three-point shooting team in the NBA, the Celtics have been very consistent from downtown, knocking down 42.6% of their attempts in the last 3 games played. Give me the home team to cover the spread here.
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -13.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |