New York Knicks – Boston Celtics Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 10.05.2025
Pressure is on Boston to respond after going down 2-0 in their series against the New York Knicks. Game 3 is at Madison Square Garden, who takes home the very important win in Saturday’s game?
The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics meet on 10.05.2025, in what will be their 7th meeting so far this season. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden (New York) with the road team Celtics being favored to win this game.
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New York Knicks |
Sat, 10.05.2025, 19:00 |
Boston Celtics |
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9/5 |
13/1 |
4/9 |
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: Current situation
No matter the Knicks being up 2-0, the oddsmakers still aren’t giving them respect in this series as Boston is still favored to advance. Jalen Brunson has been incredible in the clutch this entire postseason run, New York is just two wins away from getting over the hump from last year when they lost to the Indiana Pacers in the East semis.
It’s been quite the rollercoaster of a series so far for Boston as they look to turn things around following two disappointing defeats. The first two games were oddly similar, in both of them the Celtics allowed the Knicks to come back despite a 20 point lead. Jayson Tatum has to take the bulk of the blame after some questionable shot decisions in the two games.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
Josh Hart was the hero for New York in Game 2 with 23 points and 6 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns also stepped up with 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson added 17, including a few shots down the stretch with the game on the line. It wasn’t the prettiest of games to watch, but at this point Knicks fans don’t really care about how they look as long as the wins keep on coming.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Just 13 points on 5-for-19 shooting isn’t enough from a player that’s hoping to bring Boston their 2nd consecutive NBA championship. Jayson Tatum has often been criticized for not coming up big when it matters the most, we might be witnessing his worst postseason series in years here. Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each had 20 points in the loss, but Brown committed 6 turnovers and shot just 8-for-23.
New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: Head-to-Head
This will be the 7th meeting this year if we count both the regular season and playoffs. After sweeping the 4 regular season meetings by an average margin of victory more than 10 points, the Celtics have now lost back-to-back games vs New York for the first time since the 2022-23 season. These two teams have played each other more than 500 times in NBA regular season and postseason history.
New York Knicks – Boston Celtics Odds
Despite leading 2-0 in the series, the Knicks are once again underdogs at 9/5 odds to win Game 3. If you fancy the defending champion Celtics, odds of 4/9 are available.
The point total has been set at a modest 205.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Betting Tip | Odds |
| New York Knicks +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 205.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Boston Celtics -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics (10.05.2025.)
85.7% of teams that won the first two road games in a best-of-7 series have gone on to advance from that series, so the defending champions have a mountain to climb if they want to overturn this thing in their favor. It’s been an odd series so far with Boston leading 81:04 mins, while the Knicks have spent just 12:15 mins in the lead and yet they are up 2-0 coming into Game 3. Playing at home will undoubtedly be a morale boost for the Knicks, but then again they face a Celtics team that’s lost just 8 of 41 regular season games away from home. Although they are not facing elimination here, this is a must-win game for the Celtics as no team in NBA history has come back from a 3-0 deficit in a playoff series. That fact alone should bring out the best out of Jayson Tatum and co. as they look to become the first team to repeat as champions since the Kevin Durant led Warriors in 2018. The thing that has held the Celtics back so far in this series is their inability to convert their threes. At certain point their luck must change, they were the most prolific three-point shooting team during the regular season and there’s just too much quality on this team for them to falter in three consecutive games. We believe Boston will bounce back here, so let’s back the road team to win.
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app