The New York Knicks will visit TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Boston is favored by 8.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 221.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows the Knicks are enjoying a fantastic offensive season. New York is scoring almost 1.15 points per possession and leading the NBA with 17.8 second-chance points per game. The Knicks are in the top five of the league in turnover rate (13.3%) and free throw creation (25.8 attempts per game), and New York produces 51.9 points in the paint per game. The model also knows the Celtics are excellent on defense. Boston is giving up 110.8 points per 100 possessions, a top-five mark, and the Celtics lead the league in several categories. The Celtics sit atop the NBA in defensive rebound rate (74.4%), free throw prevention (20.6 attempts allowed per game), and assists allowed (22.7 per game).

Now, it has set its sights on Knicks vs. Celtics. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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