The Boston Celtics remain in the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference, and they\u2019re favored on the road on Friday night against the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n
Boston is coming off a blowout win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, and it\u2019s looking to bounce back from a bad loss to the Nets earlier this season. Brooklyn beat Boston in an NBA Cup game in late November, but the teams have not played since.<\/p>\n
The Nets have just 12 wins this season, and they hit a season-low on Wednesday against the New York Knicks. Brooklyn was nearly doubled up, scoring just 66 points in a blowout loss at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
Now, the Nets are looking to bounce back against another one of the top teams in the East.<\/p>\n
Can Boston avoid a letdown and cover on the road on Friday?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the odds, my favorite player prop and a prediction for this divisional battle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Celtics vs. Nets Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Celtics -8.5 (-115)Nets +8.5 (-105)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 216.5 (Over -110\/Under -110)Celtics vs. Nets How to WatchDate: Friday, Jan. 23Time: 7:30 p.m. ESTVenue: Barclays CenterHow to Watch (TV): NBC Sports Boston, YES NetworkCeltics record: 27-16Nets record: 12-30Celtics vs. Nets Injury ReportsCeltics Injury ReportJosh Minott \u2013 outJayson Tatum \u2013 outMax Shulga \u2013 outAmari Williams \u2013 outNets Injury ReportTyson Etienne \u2013 outHaywood Highsmith \u2013 outBen Saraf \u2013 outChaney Johnson \u2013 outEJ Liddell \u2013 out<\/p>\n Note: These player prop picks were made before odds were released and are suggestions based on past player performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n Celtics Best NBA Prop BetJaylen Brown OVER Rebounds\u00a0<\/p>\n Brown has been awesome in the 2025-26 season, thrusting himself in the MVP conversation with Nikola Jokic (knee) injured and potentially set to miss the 65-game threshold needed for postseason awards.<\/p>\n The Celtics star is averaging 29.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this season, and I\u2019ve been encouraged by his rebounding as of late.<\/p>\n In the month of January, Brown is averaging 7.8 rebounds per game, posting back-to-back games with double-digit boards. This is a great matchup against a weak Brooklyn offense, as the Nets miss a ton of shots and are 26th in league in rebound percentage.<\/p>\n Brown has games with four and eight boards against the Nets this season, and I think he\u2019s a great target to clear his season average on Friday night.<\/p>\n Celtics vs. Nets Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n In their two meetings this season, these teams have combined for 218 and 212 points, and I think we could see another low-scoring affair on Friday night.<\/p>\n Brooklyn is coming off one of the worst offensive performances in recent memory, scoring 66 points on Wednesday while shooting 29.1 percent from the field.<\/p>\n While this may seem like a prime bounce-back spot for the Nets, their offense has become impossible to trust this season, ranking 26th in offensive rating and 25th in effective field goal percentage.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Celtics have played at a slow tempo all season long, ranking dead last in the NBA in pace.<\/p>\n So, there won\u2019t be a ton of possessions for the Nets to make up for their lack of shooting in the half court.<\/p>\n Boston may be able to hang a big number on this Brooklyn team, but the UNDER is 25-18 in the Celtics\u2019 games and 25-17 in Brooklyn\u2019s games this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019ll follow the trend from the first two meetings between this division foes and go UNDER on Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: UNDER 216.5 (-110 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics remain in the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference, and they\u2019re favored on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-428026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}