Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/24/2026

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 24, 2026

Venue:  Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Where to Watch:  Prime Video

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Celtics -7.5, 76ers +7.5; Over/Under:  215.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Celtics -7.5, 76ers +7.5; Over/Under:  215.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Celtics -7.5, 76ers +7.5; Over/Under:  215.5 points

Boston Celtics:  56-26 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Philadelphia 76ers:  45-37 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

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Boston Celtics:  7-3 last 10

Philadelphia 76ers:  6-4 last 10

The Celtics are entering the playoffs with a 56-26 record overall this season and they were 26-15 in their road games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers. Jaylen Brown led the team in points in that game with 36 while Jayson Tatum was next on the team with 19 points. Jayson Tatum led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Jayson Tatum led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 39.3% from the field, 26% from 3-point range, and 77.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 114.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.2 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 50-34 this season and their O/U record is 30-54.

The 76ers are entering the playoffs with a 45-37 record overall this season and they were 23-18 in their home games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Boston Celtics. V. J. Edgecombe led the team in points in that game with 30 while Tyrese Maxey was next on the team with 29 points. Tyrese Maxey led the team in assists in that game with 9 while V. J. Edgecombe led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 47.8% from the field, 48.7% from 3-point range, and 54.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 115.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 116.1 PPG against them. The 76ers have an ATS record of 45-40 this season and their O/U record is 40-45.

The current betting odds have the Celtics listed as a 7.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Celtics have looked great in their games this season with their 56-26 record overall which had them right near the top of the East with one of the best records in the entire NBA. They have been a good road team too with their 26-15 road record this year. Meanwhile, the 76ers have looked good in their games this season with their 45-37 record overall which had them right in the middle of the East. They have looked good on their home court too with their 23-18 home record this season. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the 2 seeded Celtics and the 7 seeded 76ers in the East for the 1st round of the NBA playoffs. This series is all evened up 1-1 after the 76ers won game 2 by a score of 111-97. The 76ers came out of the gate hot in game 2 and were pretty much leading the whole game right from the start. They did their job in those first 2 games by picking up a road win, now flipping the home advantage in their favor, but now they are going to have a bigger target on their back here. The Celtics might not have been taking them seriously after game 1, but now the Celtics are going to bring their best effort to bounce back in this one and get the home advantage back. The Celtics are still 7-3 in their last 10 games and they have looked like the best team in the East over the last few months. The 76ers have looked better on their home court this season, but they definitely haven't been a strong team there and the Celtics also had a really bad shooting night in game 2, so their offense is going to look like that again. The Celtics will answer that home loss with a big bounce back win on the road in a game that they will have a better shooting night in and they aren't going to be overlooking the 76ers again in this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Celtics to cover the spread in this game. 

Celtics 76ers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, April 24, 2026 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Celtics 120  76ers 109.

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Boston Celtics: 16-8 ATS as a road favorite. 26-16 ATS after playing a home game. 15-5 ATS when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%). 39-21 UNDER as a favorite. 30-13 UNDER when playing against a team with a winning record.

Philadelphia 76ers: 6-11 ATS as a home underdog. 6-12 ATS when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%). 10-17 ATS versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game. 24-15 UNDER as an underdog. 18-10 UNDER versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game.

Boston Celtics:  None.

Philadelphia 76ers:  J. Embiid (C) Day To Day - Abdomen. 

“I thought Edgecombe was just too comfortable. He's a rookie, but he can play. We've got to be better on him.” - Jaylen Brown after their loss against the 76ers in the 2nd game of this series on Tuesday. 

“I grab (Edgecombe) and Tyrese together a lot and remind them to be super aggressive. Fire it up there, like keep shooting no matter what.” - Nick Nurse after his team’s win against the Celtics in game 2 of this series on Tuesday. 

PG Derrick White 

SG Jaylen Brown 

SF Sam Hauser

PF Jayson Tatum

C Neemias Queta

PG Tyrese Maxey

SG VJ Edgecombe

SF Kelly Oubre Jr.

PF Paul George

C Adem Bona

PPG: Jaylen Brown (28.7)

APG: Derrick White (5.4)

Reb/G: Jayson Tatum (10)

PPG: Tyrese Maxey (28.3)

APG: Tyrese Maxey (6.6)

Reb/G: Andre Drummond (8.4)

Coaches:

Boston Celtics: Joe Mazzulla (4th season)

Philadelphia 76ers: Nick Nurse (3rd season)