Celtics vs. Thunder Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for March 12

Celtics vs. Thunder Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and FDSOK

Two of the league's top scorers match up when Jayson Tatum (fourth, 27.2 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (47-18) host Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first, 32.7 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (53-12) on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, NBCS-BOS, and FDSOK. The Celtics are 2.5-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 229.5.

Celtics vs. Thunder Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. Thunder Prediction & Pick

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Prediction: Celtics win (53.7%)

Celtics vs. Thunder Betting Trends

• The Celtics have covered the spread in a matchup 30 times this season (30-34-1).
• In the Thunder's 65 games this year, they have 40 wins against the spread.
• This season, Celtics games have hit the over 29 times.
• Thunder games this year have hit the over on 35 of 65 set point totals (53.8%).
• Boston has done a better job covering the spread in away games (15-15-1) than it has in home games (15-19-0).
• The Celtics have gone over the total more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in 18 of 34 home matchups (52.9%). On the road, they have hit the over in 11 of 31 games (35.5%).
• In 2024-25 against the spread, Oklahoma City has a better winning percentage at home (.647, 22-11-1 record) than away (.581, 18-13-0).
• Thunder games have gone above the over/under 58.8% of the time at home (20 of 34), and 48.4% of the time away (15 of 31).

Celtics Leaders

• Tatum is averaging 27.2 points, 8.9 boards and 5.8 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Jaylen Brown averages 23.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
• Derrick White averages 16.6 points, 4.3 boards and 4.4 assists, shooting 44.5% from the field and 38.8% from downtown, with 3.5 made treys per contest (fifth in NBA).
• Payton Pritchard's numbers on the season are 14.2 points, 3.8 boards and 3.5 assists per contest, shooting 47.3% from the field and 42% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.3 made 3-pointers (10th in league).
• Jrue Holiday is averaging 10.7 points, 3.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds.

Thunder Leaders

• Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists for the Thunder.
• Isaiah Hartenstein averages 11.1 points, 11.2 boards and 3.9 assists. He is also sinking 57.3% of his shots from the field.
• Aaron Wiggins averages 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He is draining 49.9% of his shots from the floor and 39.5% from 3-point range, with 1.7 treys per game.
• The Thunder get 9.9 points per game from Luguentz Dort, plus 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
• Cason Wallace averages 7.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He is draining 45.4% of his shots from the field and 33.9% from 3-point range, with 1.1 treys per contest.

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