Following a two-game road trop, the Boston Celtics (28-17) return home tot face the Portland Trail Blazers (23-23) at TD Garden on Monday evening. The game tips at 8:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on Peacock.
Below are our Trail Blazers vs. Celtics prediction and spread for Monday’s matchup. Make your picks on PrizePicks and PrizePicks Team Picks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, spread, and total.
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Trail Blazers vs. Celtics Prediction, Spread, Over/Under
The Celtics have overtaken the New York Knicks for second place in the Eastern Conference as the All-Star break approaches.G-F Jaylen Brown and company have won four of their last six, but are coming off a heartbreaking 114-111 buzzer-beater loss vs. the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers too four of their last five and sit in ninth place in the West. Portland suffered a brief setback in a 110-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday.
Trail Blazers vs. Celtics Over/Under, Spread
The Celtics enter Monday’s game as 9.5-point home favorites, returning a 1.25x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
The Trail Blazers are road underdogs with a 3.70x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
- Spread: Boston Celtics -9.5
- Over/Under: 224.5
- Game Winner Payout: Trail Blazers 3.70x | Celtics 1.25x
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Trail Blazers vs. Celtics Injury Report
Let’s dive into the full Trail Blazers vs. Celtics injury report for Monday, via NBA.com.
Trail Blazers Injury Report
- G Damian Lillard (Achilles): OUT
- F Deni Avdija (back): Questionable
Celtics Injury Report
- F Jayson Tatum (Achilles): OUT
- C Neemias Queta (illness): Questionable
Trail Blazers vs. Celtics Prediction on Spread
Here are some stats to know to help you make your Trail Blazers vs. Celtics prediction on Monday, January 26.
- Boston is 7-8 against the spread as a home favorite this season, ranking 18th in the NBA.
- Portland has a 7-6 record against the spread as a road underdog.
- The two teams are fairly evenly matched in the per-game scoring department: The Celtics rank 11th (116.9), while the Trail Blazers sit at 16.
- The perimeter battle will be one to watch. Boston is tied for sixth in 3-point shooting (36.9%), while Portland holds its opponents to a 34.8% clip from beyond the arc (sixth in the NBA).
- According to NBA Advanced Stats, the Trail Blazers own a pace of 101.86, eighth in the league. That’s compared to the Celtics, who rank dead-last (96.19).
- The Celtics surrender the fifth-fewest fast-break points per game (13.6), while the Trail Blazers come in 25th, allowing 16.9.
- Boston is 5-1-1 against the spread in its last seven meetings vs. Portland, winning six of those outright.
Trail Blazers vs. Celtics Picks for PrizePicks Monday, January 26
Here are the top Trail Blazers vs. Celtics picks to target for Monday, January 26, on PrizePicks. Player stat projections via PrizePicks are headlined by Celtics G Jaylen Brown and Trail Blazers G Shaedon Sharpe.
Celtics G Jaylen Brown vs. Trail Blazers Projection: 41.5 PRA
- Brown averaged 46.2 points, rebounds, and assists over his last five games. In January, the Celtics star put up 43.5 combined points, rebounds, and assists in 12 games.
- The former Celtics first-round pick spends 28.0% of his time on the court on ball, per databallr.
- Per NBA.com, Brown owns a usage rate of 36.8%, second in the NBA behind only Lakers G Luka Doncic (36.4%).
- Brown has topped the 30-point mark in four of his last five games, including a 41-point performance vs. the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 17.
Trail Blazers G Shaedon Sharpe vs. Celtics Projection: 26.5 Pts+Rebs
- Sharpe averaged 31.4 points and rebounds in his last five games.
- The former Kentucky Wildcat has secured at least 7 rebounds in four of his last five contests.
- Per Add More Funds, Sharpe has tallied 31.8 points per 100 possessions, ranking second on the team behind only F Deni Avdija.
- The athletic speedster finishes 10.3% of his true shot attempts per 100 possessions, per databallr. That ranks in the 95th percentile among NBA players.
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