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Boston vs New York: prediction for the NBA match
Celtics put up a good performance in the previous match against Golden State. Will they record a victory over the Knicks on December 19? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Boston Celtics
USABoston lost 4 out of 5 most recent matches, but Celtics had tough opponents. Ime Udoka's men were fighting hard, but failed to achieve success. Most of those matches were away for the Celtics. They suffered defeats to Phoenix (90:111), Lakers (102:117) and Clippers (111:114).
But Boston's performance improved after the return to home arena. In the first match they beat Milwaukee (117:103). In the second match Udoka's men failed to beat Golden State, but managed to put up a fight to the leader of the West (107:111).
New York Knicks
USAKnicks lost the handicap, which they had at the start of the regular season. So far Tom Thibodeau is unable to improve team's performance. He switched many strategies, but Knicks are still unsuccessful. New York team lost 4 out of 5 most recent matches. Seems like team's squad needs to be strengthened.
Despite all the problems, New York recorded a victory in the most recent match. But Knicks played against one of the underdogs - Houston. Rockets were beaten by a 116:103 score.
Trends
СтавкаKnicks: total under 103,5 points
In 6 out of 9 most recent away matches Knicks failed to beat that total
СтавкаJulius Randle: total under 24,5 points
Randle averages 19,6 points per game
Tip and bets
In recent matches Boston are looking better than New York. Ime Udoka's men won the most of their matches at TD Garden. We think that Celtics will bag another home victory in this game.
Our prediction - Handicap (-3) points on Boston
Knicks are not looking good on away matches. For example, in away matches against Indiana and Toronto they failed to score more than 102 points. We are not expecting a better performance from Knicks in this game.
Our second bet is on total under 213,5 points
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