NBA FREE Pick: 509 Brooklyn Nets @ 510 Boston Celtics
Rating: 2 Units – Regular Play
Pick: Under 229
Price: -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
Write Up:
Brooklyn will come for this game without Cam Thomas and Ben Simmons. Their available lineup for today will be full of forwards with size and reach, something that could work against Boston’s Tatum and Brown, who normally tend to have favorable matchups in Boston’s games. Brooklyn should be able to switch when Boston’s best players are involved and cause some disruption to Boston’s elite offense.
On the other hand, the Nets will be without Cam Thomas, who has been the team’s best player on offense, and Ben Simmons, who has been looking good while pushing up the pace. So, I expect the team to struggle to score in half court against Boston. The first game between the two teams ended with 238 points but that was with Cam Thomas leading the Nets with 27 points and with Boston playing with two bigs (Porzingis and Horford) as White did not play, something that helped Brooklyn’s small ball offense.