Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (60-16) are 9-point favorites against De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings (44-32) Friday, April 5, 2024 at TD Garden. The matchup tips off at 7:30 PM ET on NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, and NBCS-CA. The matchup’s over/under is set at 226.
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Celtics Cover -9 vs Kings -111
Celtics vs. Kings Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, April 5, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, and NBCS-CA
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- Favorite: Celtics (-9)
- Total: 226
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Celtics vs. Kings Betting Statistics
- The Celtics have 39 wins against the spread in 76 games this year.
- Boston has been favored by 9 points or more 34 times this season and are 18-14-2 ATS in those games.
- Celtics games this year have hit the over on 39 of 76 set point totals.
- The Kings have played 76 games, with 38 wins against the spread.
- The Kings have hit the over 47.4% of the time this season (36 of 76 games with a set point total).
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Celtics Trends & Top Players
- The Celtics make 48.7% of their shots from the field this season, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the Kings have allowed to their opponents (48.3%).
- Boston has a 28-11-2 record against the spread and a 39-2 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 48.3% from the field.
- Boston is 24-11-1 against the spread and 34-2 overall when it shoots better than 39.3% from distance.
- The Celtics put up 121.0 points per game, 5.2 more points than the 115.8 the Kings allow.
- When Boston puts up more than 115.8 points, it is 34-20-3 against the spread and 51-6 overall.
- Tatum accumulates 27.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, with 4.9 assists.
- Tatum makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Celtics, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
Kings Trends & Top Players
- The Kings have shot at a 48.0% rate from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points above the 45.3% shooting opponents of the Celtics have averaged.
- This season, Sacramento has a 32-16-1 record against the spread and a 37-12 record overall in games the team collectively shoots above 45.3% from the field.
- Sacramento is 30-13-1 ATS and 32-12 overall when the team makes more than 34.9% of its three-point attempts.
- The Kings’ 117.0 points per game are 7.7 more points than the 109.3 the Celtics allow to opponents.
- Sacramento is 32-19-1 against the spread and 38-14 overall when it scores more than 109.3 points.
- Domantas Sabonis’ averages this season include 19.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.
- Fox averages 26.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
- Fox is consistent from deep with 2.7 made threes per game.