Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets (29-24) will take on the Boston Celtics (30-25) on Tuesday.

The Celtics faced the Magic and took home the win by a score of 116-83 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Celtics ended up with 17 while the Magic recorded 17 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. Orlando finished shooting 95.2% from the free throw line by converting 20 of their 21 shots. On top of that, Orlando pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Orlando recorded 40 dimes and had 17 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 35.8% from the floor on 29 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 55 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics made 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Boston finished having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (45 of 99) and made 13 out of their 46 three-point shots.

Jaylen Brown is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He finished with 26 points on 10 out of 22 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. Brown finished the game at 45.5% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Boston will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 30-25 on the year. They are averaging 108.1 points per outing (19th in basketball) while connecting on 45.0% from the floor. The Celtics are hitting 34.0% on three-point attempts (681 of 2,003) and 81.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Boston is collecting 46.5 boards per game and has accounted for 1,282 dimes for the season, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 4th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (104.0). The Celtics are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (2,093 of 4,838) and they surrender 44.7 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 3rd in basketball in allowing assists with 1,187 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 124-104 against the Nuggets. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Denver to grab 44 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 31.3% from beyond the arc via 10 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). The Nets allowed the Nuggets to knock down 49 of 94 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.1% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Nets finished shooting 36 for 87 from the field which had them at 41.4%. In terms of shots from downtown, Brooklyn knocked down 16 of 41 tries (39.0%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. The Nuggets earned 10 personal fouls for the game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Nets snagged 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest.

Kyrie Irving ended up being important for the Nets in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 26 in this matchup for a rate of 38.5%, and had 5 rebounds. Irving recorded 27 points in his 41 mins of playing time and accumulated 11 assists in the game.

Brooklyn has a record of 29-24 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nets are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the league. Brooklyn has accounted for 5,899 pts this year (111.3 per contest) and they grab 44.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per game (8th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. The Nets have committed 19.8 fouls per contest and they go 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the league in PPG given up with 110.8. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (9th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense gives up 33.1% on 3-pointers (639 of 1,932) and their opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 23.7 dimes and 44.7 boards every game, ranking them 11th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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