New York Knicks – Boston Celtics Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 16.05.2025
Boston once again faces elimination as they head to Madison Square Garden for Game 6 of their series against the New York Knicks. Can they live to fight another day?
The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics meet on 16.05.2025, in what will be their 10th meeting so far this season. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden (New York) with the home team Knicks being favored to win this game.
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New York Knicks |
Fri, 16.05.2025, 21:30 |
Boston Celtics |
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8/11 |
13/1 |
23/20 |
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics +2.5 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
Not much went the Knicks way in Game 5 at TD Garden. They were in the game for the first 24 minutes and then just completely collapsed down the stretch. Star player Jalen Brunson went into foul trouble in the 3rd quarter recording 5 fouls, it was the game in which the Knicks shot their lowest percentage from the field this season.
Celtics pride kicked in on Wednesday night as the defending champions refused to give up. The injury to Jayson Tatum rallied the troops and the Celtics were never going to lose that game. As a team they connected on 22 threes on 49 attempts, they also outrebounded and out assisted the Knicks while committing less turnovers.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
Only 17 assists recorded in a potential series clinching game is disappointing for head coach Tom Thibodeau who has been preparing his team for this the whole season. Other than Karl-Anthony Towns no other Knicks starter shot 50% from the field, Josh Hart was the lone bright spot with 24 and 7 rebounds.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Derrick White scored 30+ in a postseason game for the 4th time in his career, while Jaylen Brown added 26 and 12 assists in the Game 5 win. Luka Kornet was the unsung hero as he scored 10 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 7 shots in what was his best game of the postseason so far. Kristaps Porzingis really struggled once again, he is having difficulties breathing according to head coach Joe Mazzulla, the Celtics would be better off just shutting him down for the season at this point.
New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics: Head-to-Head
With 9 games played between the Knicks and Celtics this year there’s really no secrets between them left. Boston has won 6 of the 9 games so far, however the 3 Knicks wins all happened in this series and now they are on the brink of reaching the East Finals. Boston is 5-1 SU in 6 visits to Madison Square Garden.
New York Knicks – Boston Celtics Odds
Backing the Knicks at home gets you odds of 8/11. If you feel like the Celtics can push this series to a Game 7 you can get odds of 23/20 for a road win.
The point total has been set at a modest 209.5 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 -2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 209.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Boston Celtics +2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics (16.05.2025.)
For the first time in this series the New York Knicks are favored entering a game. And what a game it will be. Since the turn of the century there’s not been a bigger event for the New York Knicks who look to advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. With that much pressure on them, you have to wonder how they will respond. The Game 5 loss was an ugly one, especially in the 2nd half where they scored just 42 points and lost by 25 in the end. The likes of Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby contributed very little in that game, if that happens again on Friday it will be difficult to put away the champions. Facing elimination on the road will be a true character test for the Celtics who have already been in this situation multiple times as a group. With Jayson Tatum out and them getting very little production from Kristaps Porzingis, it will be up to the $300 million man Jaylen Brown to lead the charge in Game 6. Together with Derrick White he set the tone early in Game 5 and with that type of leadership on your side if you’re a Celtics fan you have nothing to be afraid of heading into Game 6. This series has been a rollercoaster so far, it deserves a Game 7 winner take all in our opinion. Let’s back the Celtics to cover as road underdogs here.
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics +2.5 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