Boston Celtics – New Orleans Pelicans Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 12.01.2025
Jayson Tatum and his defending champions Boston Celtics take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a cross-conference match-up on Sunday. Will the Cs bounce back after losing to Sacramento?
The Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans meet on 12.01.2025, in what will be their 1st of two planned regular season meetings. The game will be played at TD Garden (Boston) with the home team Celtics being favored to win this game.
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Sun, 12.01.2025, 19:00 |
New Orleans Pelicans |
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -8.5 Point Spread |
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Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans: Current situation
Are the Celtics facing much deeper issues than people think? For a team that started the season 21-5, going 5-5 over their last 10 games isn’t good enough. The three-point shot has been very inconsistent, the Cs are averaging just over 10 threes per game in their last 3 games which is well below their standard. Bettors have been upset with Boston for quite some time, especially in home games where they’ve covered the spread 5 times in 18 games.
New Orleans actually has a positive record over their last 5 games, winning 3 of them. However, the main story coming out of the Pelicans locker room is the team suspending Zion Williamson for a game for violating team policy. The superstar was late to the team’s flight ahead of their trip to Philadelphia and as a result missed that game. His one game suspension will be for Sunday’s game in Boston, so the Pels will be severely handicapped here.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Domantas Sabonis caused havoc down low for Boston in their latest game, a 114-97 home defeat to Sacramento on Friday. Kristaps Porzingis and co. allowed a total of 16 offensive rebounds in that game, 8 of which were by Sabonis. Rebounding is mostly about effort and we are just not seeing much of it in the last few games by the Celtics. Jaylen Brown and Porzingis were the only two bright spots in that Kings loss with 28 and 22 points respectively.
New Orleans Pelicans Stats & Form
Despite not having their best player in the game against Philadelphia, the Pelicans were able to pull off the upset with a 123-115 win on the road. C.J. McCollum once again stepped up, the veteran shooting guard finished with 38 points and 6 threes made. What is also encouraging for the Pels is the fact that 3 bench players scored in double-figures and as a unit they connected on 18 threes in the win.
Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans: Head-to-Head
Boston has thoroughly dominated this match-up winning 7 of the last 10 meetings, right now they are on a 6-game win streak in head-to-head meetings which means they’ve swept the last 3 regular season series. They’ve also lost just once in the last 6 home games vs New Orleans, Sunday’s game will only be the 48th regular season meeting all-time between the two teams. Boston leads with 26 wins to 21 by the Pels.
Boston Celtics – New Orleans Pelicans Odds
If you fancy a bounce back win by Boston here, odds of 1/3 are available with most oddsmakers. Meanwhile, for a Pels road win you can get 13/5 odds.
The point total has been set at 226.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Tip | Odds |
| Boston Celtics -8.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 226.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| New Orleans Pelicans +8.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans (12.01.2025)
On paper, this should be all Boston, but as we know games aren’t won on paper in today’s NBA. Some oddsmakers are going as far as giving the Celtics an 88.8% chance to win Sunday’s game, so only a massive meltdown by the home team would give the Pelicans a shot at pulling off the upset here. No Zion Williamson takes away one big element of the Pelicans offense here, which is inside scoring. We all saw how Domantas Sabonis dominated down low on Friday vs Boston, without Zion the Pelicans don’t have a player capable of doing something similar. With that out of the way, the Celtics have one less worry in this game which should open things up for them on offense. Despite the shooting struggles in the last 3 games, it’s only a matter of time until this team gets back on track. There is just too much talent on the roster for that not to happen sooner rather than later. Against the Pelicans on Sunday might be the best chance of that happening as New Orleans isn’t really known for playing good perimeter defense. Opponents are averaging 36.8% of made threes against them this season, which ranks them only 24the in the NBA. Look for a bounce back performance by Jayson Tatum here, he’s averaging 27.8 points per game in the last 5 meetings. Back the Celtics to cover against the shorthanded Pelicans.
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -8.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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