Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Boston Celtics (36-15) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Saturday where they will try to defeat the New York Knicks (34-17).

The Celtics took the court against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 112-105 in their last contest. Boston ended with a 40.8% field goal percentage (40 of 98) and made 17 out of their 48 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Celtics converted 15 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 53 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to defending, Boston let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the field on 36 out of 91 shooting. Cleveland doled out 18 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Moreover, Cleveland snagged 51 boards (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Cleveland finished the contest at 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 26 shots. They also made 11 of 39 shots from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 21 and the Cavaliers totaled 23 personal fouls.

Jayson Tatum is a player who played a role for the game. Tatum ended up going 30.4% from the field and also distributed 7 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 7 out of 23 shooting.

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Boston steps onto the hardwood with a record of 36-15 this season. They are averaging 117.2 points per game (6th in the NBA) while going 45.8% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (906 of 2,473) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 44.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,320 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Celtics are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are 4th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,221 surrendered on the campaign. The Celtics are allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (2,064 of 4,577) and they concede 44.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 35.2% from 3-point land and they are 5th in the NBA in opponents PPG (108.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 121-115 when they faced the Raptors. The Knicks were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 43 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Raptors had 22 fouls for the game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a rate of 82.6%. With respect to 3-point shots, New York converted 8 out of 25 attempts (32.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 94 from the field which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Knicks allowed the Raptors to make 43 out of their 82 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.4% for the game. They went 37.9% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 29 and finished the game at 18 of 19 from the free throw line (94.7%). In relation to rebounding, New York allowed Toronto to collect 34 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the matchup. Brunson accumulated 28 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game. He converted 10 of 21 for the contest for a rate of 47.6%, and totaled 1 rebound.

New York has a mark of 34-17 so far this season. The Knicks are committing 17.0 fouls per game and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.6 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. New York has accumulated 6,014 points this year (117.9 per contest) and they pull down 43.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Knicks are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

The New York defense allows 37.8% on three-point shots (689 of 1,825) and opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 41.1 boards per game, which is ranked 8th and 1st in the NBA. The Knicks on defense are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.4. They have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (19th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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