The Philadelphia 76ers (33-24) and the Boston Celtics (45-12) square off in an Eastern Conference battle on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Celtics as 11.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 231.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Boston forward Jayson Tatum is an athletic bucket-getter. Tatum has a reliable jumper from anywhere on the court and is a consistent rebounder. The Duke product is ninth in the league in scoring (26.9) along with a team-best 8.5 rebounds. On Feb. 13, Tatum logged 41 points and 14 rebounds.

The model also knows Philadelphia guard Tyrese Maxey has been the main option offensively with Joel Embiid (knee) out. Maxey has superb quickness to penetrate the lane and boasts a knockdown jumper. The Kentucky product averages 25.8 points and 6.4 assists per game. In his last outing, Maxey had 24 points and seven assists.

The model has simulated 76ers vs. Celtics 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits over 50% of the time!

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