The Boston Celtics will face off against the Portland Trail Blazers in an interconference matchup on Monday. Portland is 18-45 overall and 10-22 at home, while Boston is 49-14 overall and 20-11 on the road. The Celtics won both of their meetings last year and this is their first matchup of the season.
Tip-off is set for 10:30 p.m. ET at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Ore. Boston is a 9.5-point in the latest Trail Blazers vs. Celtics odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 217 points. Before entering any Celtics vs. Trail Blazers picks, you need to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer model.
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The model has set its sights on Boston vs. Portland. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Celtics vs. Blazers:
- Trail Blazers vs. Celtics spread: Celtics -9.5
- Trail Blazers vs. Celtics over/under: 217 points
- Trail Blazers vs. Celtics money line: Trail Blazers: +341, Celtics: -441
- BOS: The Celtics are 7-2 ATS over their last nine games
- POR: The Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS over their last six games
- Trail Blazers vs. Celtics picks: See picks here
What you need to know about the Celtics
The Celtics are coming off a 117-107 win over the Suns on Saturday, snapping a two-game losing streak after dropping games to the Cavaliers and Nuggets during their road trip. Boston plays in the front end of a back-to-back on Monday with a matchup against the Jazz on Tuesday, and you'll want to keep an eye on the Monday injury report for this matchup. Boston's five leading scorers are on the injury report, highlighted by Jayson Tatum (ankle) and Jaylen Brown (pelvis) questionable. Jrue Holiday (knee) and Derrick White (hand) are also both questionable, while Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) is out.
There are dominant victories and then there are some of the wins Boston had put together over the last 30 days. The Celtics had a 52-point victory (140-88) against the Warriors on March 3 and a 50-point victory (136-86) against the Nets on Feb. 14. The Celtics rank in the top five in scoring both offensively (120.7 points per game) and defensively (109.8 ppg) with the best scoring margin (10.9 ppg) in the NBA. The Celtics have held opponents to the second-lowest shooting percentage (44.9%) and the second-lowest 3-point percentage (34.6%) in the league. See which team to pick here.
What to know about the Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers are coming off a 128-118 win over the Raptors on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Portland had back-to-back wins over the Grizzlies on March 1 and March 2 but lost 12 straight against all other teams before the victory over Toronto. Deandre Ayton was a dominant force with 30 points and 19 rebounds, while Anfernee Simons added 23 points and seven assists on Saturday.
Dalano Banton, a second-round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, has played a huge role for Portland since being acquired from the Celtics. The 6-foot-8 guard had 25 points on Saturday after scoring 30 points on Friday. He's scored double-digit points in six straight games after barely playing in his first two seasons in Toronto and to begin this year with Boston. Portland has scored at least 120 points in two of its last three games, and with a potentially banged-up Celtics lineup, the Blazers could have enough offense to cover the number. Portland has its own lengthy injury report as Malcolm Brogdon (elbow) and Shaedon Sharpe (abdominal) are out, while Jerami Grant (hamstring) is questionable. See which team to pick here.
How to make Trail Blazers vs. Celtics picks
The model has simulated Celtics vs. Trail Blazers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Blazers vs. Celtics, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Celtics vs. Blazers spread you need to jump on Monday, all from the model on a 70-46 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, and find out.
