The Boston Celtics (27-11) are heavy, 14.5-point favorites against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-31) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on NBCS-BOS and Gulf Coast Sports.

If you hope to make an informed wager on Sunday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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Celtics vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
• TV: NBCS-BOS and Gulf Coast Sports
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Celtics vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 14.5)

• Boston has 16 wins in 38 games against the spread this season.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 15-24-0.
• The Celtics have two wins ATS (2-5) as a 14.5-point favorite or greater this season.
• The Pelicans have no wins ATS (0-2) as a 14.5-point underdog or greater this year.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• The Celtics and their opponents have gone over 226.5 combined points in 17 of 38 games this season.
• Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 226.5 points in 20 of 39 outings.
• The average total in Boston’s outings this year is 228.4, 1.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The average over/under for New Orleans’ outings this season is 223.5, three fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Celtics are the sixth-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Pelicans have scored the 16th-most points.
• The Celtics are the NBA’s 10th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 28th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-1099)

• The Celtics have entered the game as favorites 36 times this season and won 27, or 75%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 29 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (13.8%) in those games.
• Boston has a record of 5-2 when it’s favored by -1099 or more by bookmakers this season.
• New Orleans has been named as an underdog of +675 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
• The implied probability of a win from the Celtics, based on the moneyline, is 91.7%.

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