Celtics vs. Warriors Odds, Picks, Predictions: Boston Looks to Get Finals Revenge
The Boston Celtics travel to San Francisco to take on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors on a Saturday night in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals. Read on for our Celtics-Warriors NBA pick based on the top odds.
The Celtics will like their chances at getting revenge Saturday after winning eight of their last nine contests and sitting with an NBA-best 21-5 record so far this season. They won’t quite be at full strength, however, as center Al Horford will sit out due to COVID-19 protocols.
Meanwhile, the defending champions have gotten off to a disappointing 13-13 start and have lost their last two games. They will be without forward Andrew Wiggins, as he sits out with a groin injury.
However, there of signs of the Warriors turning a corner, as guard Jordan Poole has started to heat up after a slow start to the season, scoring 21 or more points in all four games in December.
Here is our top NBA pick for Saturday’s matchup between the Celtics and Warriors (odds via PointsBet; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Celtics vs. Warriors Game Info
Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Location: Chase Center, San
Francisco, CA
Celtics vs. Warriors Odds
Celtics vs. Warriors Odds Analysis
The spread opened at -2.5 in favor of the Celtics before climbing as high as -4. It now ranges from -2.5 to -3.5 across the top sportsbooks, despite the Warriors' home-court advantage. Bettors are split, with 51% of the cash and 50% of the tickets on the Celtics so far.
The Over/Under opened at 232.5 and has climbed to 234.5 or 235 across the top sportsbooks. Bettors are expecting a high-scoring game, with 97% of the cash and 91% of the tickets on the Over.
Celtics vs. Warriors Pick
Celtics -2.5 ★★★★★
Despite being the road team and facing the defending NBA champions, the Celtics are the favorites. They’ve comfortably been the best team in the NBA so far this season and have gone 17-2 in their last 19 games after starting the season at 3-2.
Boston will have had this game circled in its calendar as it looks for revenge after last season’s loss in the NBA Finals. The Celtics have won six of their last seven regular-season contests against the Warriors.
Matchup-wise, the Warriors will miss the defensive presence of Wiggins and may struggle to contain the duo of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, with the latter serving as the leading MVP candidate so far this season. Wiggins considerably slowed down Tatum in last year’s Finals and, it isn’t clear how the Warriors plan to defend him and the rest of the NBA's best (120.8 points per game) offense on Saturday.
Despite the Celtics being short at center with the absence of Horford and long-term loss of Robert Williams, the Warriors lack a big man capable of taking advantage of this. Warriors starting center Kevin Looney is averaging only 6.4 points per game so far this season, so the Celtics should feel pretty comfortable throwing Blake Griffin and Grant Williams out there.
Expect the Celtics to get some revenge for last season’s Finals defeat.
Celtics vs. Warriors Best Odds
PointsBet (-107)
| DraftKings | FanDuel | Caesars | BetMGM | PointsBet |
| -2.5 (-110) | -2.5 (-114) | -2.5 (-110) | -2.5 (-110) | -2.5 (-107) |
As is typically the case, PointsBet offers the best price on this spread at -107.
DraftKings Sportsbook, BetMGM, and Caesars Sportsbook all feature the same odds and spread.
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Celtics-Warriors picks made 12/10/2022 at 10:02 a.m. ET.
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