Celtics vs 76ers Prediction, Picks & Odds for NBA Playoffs Game 4

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The Boston Celtics got back home-court advantage in Game 3. Now they’ll try to put a stranglehold on the series against the Philadelphia 76ers with another win in Philadelphia.

Philly is hampered by injury and had a rare collapse in crunch time to fall behind in the series. Boston seems to have everything going its way.

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That’s why my Celtics vs. 76ers predictions and NBA picks predict a Celtics cover as a road favorite.

Celtics vs 76ers prediction

Celtics vs 76ers best bet: Celtics -7.5 (-105)

The Boston Celtics thrive as the road favorite. Boston is 16-9 ATS in that position this season and 26-16 ATS overall in road games. The Philadelphia 76ers are below .500 ATS both as a home dog and in all home games.

The Game 3 result added to both trends.

Boston bounced back from a Game Two loss by clamping down on the two players who burned them. VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey combined for 59 points on 23-of-48 shooting, 11-of-22 from three, in Game Two.

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Boston put Jayson Tatum on Edgecombe in game three, and both Philly shooters paid the price. They combined to hit just 17 of 47 shots and were 5-of-20 from three.

Maxey stopped trying to drive in the second half and found some success shooting from outside. Philadelphia will need to find an adjustment to get both of its scorers back into the game, however.

Embiid is improving but still listed as doubtful. His replacements in the paint have struggled. Adem Bona had hustle and high-energy plays, but too frequently made costly mistakes, picking up offensive fouls on moving screens and getting called for goaltending.

Backup Andre Drummond has been a defensive liability against the faster Nikola Vucevic.

While Philadelphia’s bench players are getting exposed in the post in Embiid’s absence, it highlights an overall Boston advantage in depth. The Celtics’ bench outscored the Sixers’ bench 35-14. They also logged significantly more minutes—92 to 52. 

For the series, the bench scoring mismatch is 92-62 in Boston’s favor, and the bench’s minutes played are 264-225. The…

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