22.10.2024 | 
It is one of the most anticipated dates for any NBA fan as the 2024-25 regular season is set to tip-off on Tuesday with a clash between two Eastern Conference rivals the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. Will the defending champions pick up where they left off last season? Or can the Knicks spoil the party and upset the odds in the season opener?
The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks meet on 22.10.2024, with both teams looking to open the season with a victory. The game takes place at TD Garden (Boston), with the Celtics being favorites to win the game at 1.57 odds.
| Boston Celtics | Tue, 22.10.2024, 19:30 | New York Knicks |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 1.57 | 14.00 | 2.80 |
Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks: Current situation
If it isn’t broken why fix it? That’s the motto the Celtics used during this offseason. They didn’t change much compared to their championship winning team, but make no mistake about it, they are still the team to beat in the NBA. Kristaps Porzingis is the only notable absentee due to injury, but even without him this team is deep enough to be hard to beat.
New York made two significant upgrades to their roster by adding Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. After making it to the East semis last season, this team’s appetite has grown and they want to do better this time around.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Boston ended preseason with a 4-1 SU record, while also having the largest point differential in the entire NBA at +16.6 points per game.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
New York is 4-0 SU in the preseason at the time of writing this article, they head to Washington on Friday night where they conclude their preseason with a chance of joining the Golden State Warriors as the only unbeaten team as we head into the new season.
Boston Celtics – New York Knicks: Head to Head
These two teams faced each other a total of 5 times last season. The Celtics were the more successful team winning 4 of those games, however New York did win the final regular season meeting on April 11th by the score of 118-109 at TD Garden.
Boston Celtics – New York Knicks Odds
If you’re picking Boston to come out on top in regulation you can get 1.57 odds at betswap. For a Knicks road win the odds go up to 2.80. The oddsmakers favor Boston by 5-points going into the game.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Betting Tip | Odds |
| Boston Celtics -4.5 Point Spread | 1.85 |
| New York Knicks +4.5 Point Spread | 1.99 |
| Over 221.5 Total Points | 1.79 |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Celtics – New York Knicks (22.10.2024)
Winning on opening night would do wonders for the confidence of both teams, so it promises to be a tense match-up between the two sides. We are aiming for the points bet here, the 221.5 point total line was surpassed in 4 of the 5 games played between the two teams last season. The only time that didn’t happen was when they met at Madison Square Garden, when the total finished at 218 points. During the preseason both sides were involved in some high scoring games, the Celtics put up 139 and 115 in their two home games against Philadelphia and Toronto. Meanwhile, the Knicks showed their improvements on that end of the floor by scoring over 110 points in all 4 preseason games so far. We just think there is way too much talent on both sides for this game not to be a high scoring affair. We’re backing the points with confidence.