Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/21/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, March 21, 2022

Venue:  Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Celtics -13.5, Thunder +13.5; Over/Under:  216 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Celtics -13.5, Thunder +13.5; Over/Under:  216 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Celtics -13.5, Thunder +13.5; Over/Under:  216.5 points

 

Boston Celtics:  43-28 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

Oklahoma City Thunder:  20-50 (5th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Boston Celtics:  8-2 last 10

Oklahoma City Thunder:  1-9 last 10

 

 

 

The Celtics are coming into this game with a 43-28 record overall and they are 19-16 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Dallas Mavericks while their 7 wins in that span came against the Atlanta Hawks, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets, the Detroit Pistons, the Golden State Warriors, and the Sacramento Kings in their last game. They still have a game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Monday night. In their game against the Kings, Jayson Tatum led the team in points in that game with 32 while Jaylen Brown was next on the team with 30 points. Marcus Smart and Payton Pritchard off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 8 each while Al Horford led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 56.1% from the field, 55% from 3-point range, and 70.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 109.7 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 103.6 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 35-33-3 this season and their O/U record is 32-38-1.

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 20-50 record overall and they are 9-26 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 9 of their last 10 games and are coming into this one on an 8 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Denver Nuggets while their 9 losses in that span came against the Sacramento Kings, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Utah Jazz, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Timberwolves again, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Charlotte Hornets, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Miami Heat in their last game. They still have a game against the Orlando Magic on Sunday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Monday night. In their game against the Heat, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team in points in that game with 26 while Tre Mann off the bench was next on the team with 25 points. Aleksej Pokuševski led the team in assists in that game with 5 and he also led the team in rebounds with 15. They were 47.6% from the field, 29.4% from 3-point range, and 78.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 103.1 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 111 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 41-25-4 this season and their O/U record is 35-35.

 

 

The Celtics have been playing very well coming into this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games and have won 2 straight coming into this one. Their last 4 wins have all been by double digits and even their loss came against a good Mavericks team by just 3 points. The Celtics have been ripping through their opponents recently and they are going up against a Thunder side that has been really banged up recently and missing a lot of their players for this game. The Thunder have been in complete opposite form recently as they have lost 9 of their last 10 games and they have even lost their last 8 games straight. They have been putting up a fight in some of their games against opponents of the same skill level but in their games against some of these top teams in the NBA, they have not played well in them and have lost a lot of games by double digits. The Celtics are playing like one of the best teams in the NBA right now and they pretty much are with the way Tatum has been carrying them through their last few games. The Celtics should have no problems trying to breeze through this game and they will likely win by close to 20 points here.

 

Celtics Thunder Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, March 21, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Celtics 122 Thunder 99.

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Boston Celtics: 1-5 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 33-22 OVER when playing 4 or less games in 10 days. 92-76 OVER against Northwest division opponents.

Oklahoma City Thunder: 19-10 ATS as an underdog of 10 or more points. 25-11 ATS when the total is 210 to 219.5. 30-19 OVER in a home game where the total is 210 to 219.5.

 

 

Boston Celtics:  A. Nesmith (SG) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury.

Oklahoma City Thunder:  S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) Ques Sun - Ankle injury. J. Robinson-Earl (SF) Late March - Foot injury. D. Favors (PF) Out indefinitely - Back injury. T. Jerome (SG) out for season - Hip injury. L. Dort (SG) out for season - Shoulder injury. M. Muscala (PF) out for season - Ankle injury. K. Williams (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. J. Giddey (SG) Out indefinitely - Hip injury.

 

 

 

"Great energy from the start. In general, offense crisp, good focus, regardless of who they were playing, and that's what we have to do." - Ime Udoka on his team’s win against the Kings on Friday night.

 

 

"They bring the fight to their opponent every night. That's why they're such a good team. They're a good team because they do everything well. And that's the baseline for any good team. It's that competitive spirit over 82 games and they're ready to rock every single night." - Mark Daigneault on his team’s loss against the Heat on Friday night.

 

 

 

PG    Marcus Smart

SG    Jaylen Brown

SF    Jayson Tatum

PF    Al Horford

C    Robert Williams III

 

PG     Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

SG     Tre Mann 

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Darius Bazley

C     Isaiah Roby

 

 

PPG: J. Tatum (26.8)

APG: M. Smart (5.7)

Reb/G: R. Williams III (9.6)

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (24.4)

APG: J. Giddey (6.4)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.8)

 

Coaches:

Boston Celtics: Ime Udoka (1st season)

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)