Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/05/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-BOS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Raptors +5, Celtics -5; Over/Under:  225 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Raptors +5, Celtics -5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Raptors +5, Celtics -5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

Toronto Raptors:  39-39 (5th place, Atlantic Division)

Boston Celtics:  54-24 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Toronto Raptors:  7-3 last 10

Boston Celtics:  7-3 last 10

The Raptors are coming into this game with a 39-39 record overall and they are 13-25 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They still have a game against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday that needs to be played first as this is the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Wednesday. They are entering this game off of a win against the Hornets in their last game. Pascal Siakam led the team in points in that game with 36 while OG Anunoby was next on the team with 23 points. Fred VanVleet led the team in assists in that game with 20 while Jakob Poeltl led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 53.8% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range, and 100% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 111.7 PPG against them. The Raptors have an ATS record of 39-37-2 this season and their O/U record is 44-34.

The Celtics are coming into this game with a 54-24 record overall and they are 29-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They still have a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday that needs to be played first as this is the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Wednesday. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Utah Jazz in their last game. Jayson Tatum led the team in points in that game with 39 while Malcolm Brogdon was next on the team with 19 points. Malcolm Brogdon led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Blake Griffin led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 43.8% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 95.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 118.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 111.8 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 42-36 this season and their O/U record is 40-36-2.

The current betting odds have the Celtics listed as a 5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Celtics have been having a great season with their 54-24 record overall and they have been a really good home team all season with their 29-9 home record. They have won 2 games in a row now but they are on a back-to-back here and still have a chance to catch the Bucks for the number 1 seed in the East. The Raptors are also on a back-to-back though and they haven't been good at all in their road games with a 13-25 road record this year. They are also 39-39 overall and have already clinched their spot in the play-in games for the playoffs. The Raptors don't have a lot left to play for as they are going to have to play in a play-in game to get into the playoffs while the Celtics are the 2nd best team in the East at the moment and still looking to catch the Bucks for the number 1 seed so they will be motivated here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Celtics to cover the spread in this game.

Raptors Celtics Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Celtics 119 Raptors 109.

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Toronto Raptors: 30-21 ATS revenging a home loss vs opponent. 22-16 OVER in road games. 8-3 OVER after a game committing 10+ less turnovers than opponents.

Boston Celtics: 21-30 ATS when playing 4 or less games in 10 days. 11-5 OVER as a home underdog. 23-14 OVER in home games.

Toronto Raptors:  W. Barton (SG) Prob Tues - Ankle. O. Anunoby (SF) Ques Tues - Ankle. G. Trent Jr. (SG) Ques Tues - Back. O. Porter Jr. (SF) out for season - Toe.

Boston Celtics:  A. Horford (C) Prob Tues - Back. R. Williams III (C) Out Tues - Rest. J. Brown (SG) Ques Tues - Back. D. Gallinari (SF) out for season - Knee.

“I thought we played really disciplined offensively. We didn’t make a lot of really good shots. We had some really nice two passes to corner 3s and we didn’t make one of them. We're still doing the right things and getting it where it was supposed to go, and that’s all you can do.” - Nick Nurse after his team’s win against the Hornets in their game on Sunday.

“I trusted our guys. I knew we were going to be really competitive. I knew we were going to put ourselves in position to win the game. I could just sense it from our guys." - Joe Mazzulla after his team’s win against the Jazz in their game on Friday.

PG Fred VanVleet

SG O.G. Anunoby

SF Scottie Barnes

PF Pascal Siakam

C Jakob Poeltl

PG Marcus Smart

SG Jaylen Brown

SF Jayson Tatum

PF Grant Williams

C Al Horford

PPG: P. Siakam (24.3)

APG: F. VanVleet (7.2)

Reb/G: J. Poeltl (9.2)

PPG: J. Tatum (30.3)

APG: M. Smart (6.3)

Reb/G: J. Tatum (8.9)

Coaches:

Toronto Raptors: Nick Nurse (5th season)

Boston Celtics: Joe Mazzulla (1st season)