The Boston Celtics (44-12) travel to play against the New York Knicks (34-22) in an Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Celtics as 6-point favorites, while the over/under is 224.5 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 excels as the No. 1 option offensively. Tatum has a great jumper and owns a knack for creating space. He's ninth in the NBA in scoring (27.1) with 8.5 rebounds per game. In his last game, Tatum dropped 25 points, seven boards, and five assists. 

The model also knows New York guard Jalen Brunson continues to carry this squad. Brunson uses his ball handles to get into the lane but has a knockdown jump shot. The Villanova product leads the team in points (27.5) and assists (6.6). On Thursday versus the 76ers, Brunson had 21 points and 12 assists.

The model has simulated Celtics vs. Knicks 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 60% of the time!

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