Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have a nationally televised showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday \u2013 the final regular-season meeting between these teams.<\/p>\n
Jayson Tatum (Achilles) will not play in this matchup despite some speculation that he could return, but Boston is still heavily favored.<\/p>\n
Joel Embiid and Paul George are out for the Sixers, who are an under .500 team when Embiid sits and just 5-5 in their last 10 games. Still, the 76ers are the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and have a 1.5-game cushion on the Orlando Magic in the standings.<\/p>\n
Boston \u2013 the No. 2 seed in the East \u2013 has won eight of its last 10 games and needs a win on Sunday to even the season series between these squads.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the betting odds, a player prop to consider and my prediction for this rivalry matchup.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
76ers vs. Celtics Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n 76ers +9.5 (-110)Celtics -9.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 220.5 (Over -115\/Under -105)76ers vs. Celtics How to WatchDate: Sunday, March 1Time: 8:00 p.m. ESTVenue: TD GardenHow to Watch (TV): NBC\/Peacock76ers record: 33-26Celtics record: 39-2076ers vs. Celtics Injury Reports76ers Injury ReportMarJon Beauchamp \u2013 outJoni Broome \u2013 outJustin Edwards \u2013 availableJoel Embiid \u2013 outPaul George \u2013 outTyrese Martin \u2013 outDalen Terry \u2013 outKelly Oubre Jr. \u2013 availableCeltics Injury ReportJayson Tatum \u2013 outBaylor Scheierman \u2013 questionableMax Shulga \u2013 questionableAmari Williams \u2013 questionable76ers vs. Celtics Best NBA Prop BetsCeltics Best NBA Prop BetJaylen Brown OVER 27.5 Points (-114)<\/p>\n Jaylen Brown has dominated this season with Jayson Tatum out, and he could have a huge game against the Sixers<\/a> on Sunday:<\/p>\n This season, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is averaging 29.1 points per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brown leads the NBA in shots per game (22.3), which has given him an ideal floor when it comes to any scoring prop this season, including tonight\u2019s game with the Philadelphia 76ers.\u00a0<\/p>\n So far this season, Brown has cleared 27.5 points one time in three games against Philly, but the Sixers are just 17th in the league in defensive rating. Brown has also scored 28 or more points in 32 of his 53 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n With Jayson Tatum still sidelined, the Boston offense is going to continue to run through Brown, and it may for the rest of the 2025-26 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n 76ers vs. Celtics Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n The Boston Celtics won\u2019t have Tatum back on Sunday, but they are still heavily favored against the Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n Philly has played Boston close in back-to-back games and is actually 2-1 against the C\u2019s this season, but I don\u2019t see it pulling off an upset on Sunday.<\/p>\n The Celtics are 19-9 at home and 8-2 in their last 10 games entering this matchup, and it\u2019s pretty clear that Philly is a worse team when Embiid sits.<\/p>\n The Sixers are 21-12 this season when the former league MVP plays and just 12-14 without him. They are averaging nearly six fewer points per game while shooting almost three percent worse from the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n That simply isn\u2019t going to cut it against a Boston team that is No. 2 in the NBA in offense this season.<\/p>\n Pick: Celtics -9.5 (-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$200 in bonus bets instantly.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have a nationally televised showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508082,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-508081","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\/508081","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=508081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}