The Boston Celtics (43-21) and San Antonio Spurs (47-17) will face off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The game will broadcast live on NBC and Peacock.
The Spurs are 3.5-point favorites over the Celtics on the spread (Spurs -3.5), with the over/under set at 221.5 total points. San Antonio is a -155 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Boston is +130 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Celtics vs. Spurs predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, March 10.
Celtics vs Spurs Prediction, Pick
- Celtics vs Spurs pick: Julian Champagnie Over 14.5 Points & Rebounds (-130)
My Spurs vs. Celtics best bet is on Julian Champagnie to combine for over 14.5 points and rebounds. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Celtics vs Spurs Odds
| Celtics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+3.5 -115 | 221.5 -115o / -105u | +130 |
| Spurs Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-3.5 -105 | 221.5 -115o / -105u | -155 |
Celtics vs Spurs NBA Preview
In the one instance we've seen these two this season, the Spurs emerged with a 100-95 victory in Boston.
Victor Wembanyama came off the bench, and Jayson Tatum still hadn't returned, so tonight's game will have a different imprint.
The injury report, though, is mostly clean, but the Celtics have an unexpected absence to navigate.
Payton Pritchard (neck) is out for this one, and is slated to miss just his second game of the season.
Nikola Vucevic (finger) is also scheduled to miss, as he could sit for the rest of the month, if not longer.
Harrison Barnes (ankle) is out for the Spurs. Mason Plumlee (reconditioning) is questionable.
Celtics vs Spurs Predictions, Betting Analysis
Julian Champagnie has gone over 14.5 points & rebounds in four straight games; and in seven of his last eight — with the only under coming in an outlier Spurs showing in Madison Square Garden, where the team played terribly and scored only 89 points.
So, I'm throwing that one out.
Champagnie's increased opportunity has seen him log around 28 minutes per game during this stretch.
Without Vucevic on the other side, even after adding in Tatum, the Spurs have a pathway to winning the boards battle at home, providing more opportunities for the supplementary pieces like Champagnie and Keldon Johnson, whose prop line I also considered.
Champagnie is also averaging 14.1 points during this run, including a three-point outing at MSG. He's shooting 54 percent from three on 6.5 attempts per contest in his last eight contests.
Pick: Julian Champagnie Over 14.5 Points & Rebounds (-130)
