Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, 10/20/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+1)

The Boston Celtics (36-36 last season) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the New York Knicks (41-31 last year). New York opens this game as 1-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 217.5.

The Celtics took the court against the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 123-109 in their last contest. Boston finished the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (40 of 92) and made 11 of their 40 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 18 of their 23 shots for a rate of 78.3%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 44 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the field on 43 out of 84 shooting. Brooklyn earned 26 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, Brooklyn totaled 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 12 blocked shots. Brooklyn went 88.0% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 25 shots. They also made 15 out of their 32 attempts from 3-point range.

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Jayson Tatum is someone who was a factor in the game. He had 32 points on 12 out of 27 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes and snagged 9 rebounds. Tatum ended up shooting 44.4% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

Boston comes into this matchup after finishing with a mark of 36-36 last year. They gave up possession 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team committed 20.4 fouls every game. As a team, Boston snagged 44.3 rebounds per contest and earned 1,689 dimes over the course of last season, which had them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics shot 37.4% on three-point shots (979 of 2,618) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They had an average of 112.6 points per outing (16th in basketball) while going 46.6% from the floor. When they were on defense, the Celtics forced their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.3 fouls. The Celtics defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,875 of 6,191) and they relinquished 42.5 boards per game as a unit. They were 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,732 surrendered last season. They relinquished 37.4% from beyond the arc while they were 11th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.2).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 103-89 when they faced the Hawks. The Knicks were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Hawks were called for 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, New York converted 12 of 30 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Knicks ended up shooting 31 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.8%. The Knicks permitted the Hawks to bury 37 of their 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5% in this matchup. They shot 26.5% from 3-point land by going 9 of 34 and finished the game at 20 out of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, New York allowed Atlanta to grab 48 overall (14 offensive).

RJ Barrett ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the game. He knocked down 5 out of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and earned 7 rebounds. Barrett earned 17 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this game.

New York had a win-loss mark of 41-31 last year. The Knicks were responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per contest and they went 78.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 21.4 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest. New York tallied 7,706 pts over the course of last season (107.0 per contest) and they collected 45.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Knicks shot 45.6% from the field, which ranked 21st in basketball. The Knicks were ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 104.7. The New York defense gave up 33.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (864 of 2,565) and their opponents made 76.1% of their foul shots. They forced 12.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (1st in basketball). They gave up 23.6 assists and 44.1 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 6th and 16th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+1)

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