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Boston Celtics

USA NBA 10-2 · 1/15 Eastern Conference
Form, last 10 (oldest → newest)
WWWWLWWWWW
Points / game
117.4
allowed 104.3
Over 229.5
44%
game total, 16 games
Game total
221.7
both teams per game
Win rate
88%
14-2
Margin / game
+13.1
points
1st half
60.3
points scored / game
Overtime
12%
games to overtime
Sections
Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics 2026-27: The Celtics sit atop the NBA with a 9-2 record, 5-0 at home and 4-2 on the road, and a net rating of 9.4 that keeps them ranked first among 30 teams, unchanged from a few games ago. Their last five games were 4-1, highlighted by wins over Philadelphia 123-101, Milwaukee 117-97 and Charlotte 119-80, all away. Jayson Tatum leads the squad with 25.6 points and 7.0 assists per game, while Gabe McGlothan averages 7.5 rebounds. The next outing is a home game against the Dallas Mavericks on 15 November, where the model projects an 83% chance of victory.

Written by Pythia from this season's results, ratings and squad.

Boston Celtics stats, form & predictions – 2026-27

In the NBA (this season) Boston Celtics score 117.4 points a game and allow 104.3 across 16 games – 44% of their games go over 229.5 and they clear 114.5 team points in 56%. They win 88% (100% at home, 78% away), by +13.1 points a game on average.

🏀 1. Points & form

Boston CelticsLast 20 – points for & against, every competition
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormCeltics
Date
Competition
Orlando Magic
#13
W
113-108
113
108
+5
106avg 107
H12/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
W
123-91
123
91
+32
119avg 107
H19/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
97-111
97
111
-14
89avg 107
H21/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
W
108-100
108
100
+8
102avg 107
A24/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
W
128-96
128
96
+32
126avg 107
A26/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
97-113
97
113
-16
88avg 107
H28/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
93-106
93
106
-13
80avg 107
A01/05
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
100-109
100
109
-9
84avg 107
H02/05
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#8
L
113-121
113
121
-8
104avg 107
A20/10
NBA
New York Knicks
#15
W
107-103
107
103
+4
96avg 107
H23/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#27
W
134-99
134
99
+35
127avg 107
H26/10
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#25
W
125-124 OT
125
124
+1
119avg 107
H27/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#27
W
125-111
125
111
+14
118avg 107
H30/10
NBA
Orlando Magic
#20
W
108-97
108
97
+11
103avg 107
A01/11
NBA
Houston Rockets
#4
L
93-109
93
109
-16
78avg 107
A03/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#30
W
109-102
109
102
+7
102avg 107
H05/11
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#22
W
119-80
119
80
+39
123avg 107
A07/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#30
W
117-97
117
97
+20
109avg 107
A09/11
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#5
W
123-101
123
101
+22
117avg 107
A11/11
NBA
Toronto Raptors
#19
W
98-93
98
93
+5
95avg 107
A12/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-29
32-32
42-20
19-27
33-18
31-28
31-25
28-20
28-25
26-37
23-22
20-27
29-24
25-23
25-27
29-26
34-18
22-20
39-36
33-22
23-21
34-29
29-35
11-28
23-20
26-38
14-24
30-24
19-32
31-23
25-33
25-21
28-27
30-18
30-37
25-39
26-27
24-22
33-24
24-30
33-21
33-33
39-21
29-24
26-31
30-30
30-21
31-35
44-25
34-24
21-25
26-37
24-23
31-27
22-24
31-23
29-29
21-28
23-25
20-27
28-14
34-27
25-38
22-23
40-20
30-19
26-18
23-23
25-27
33-18
33-29
26-23
30-23
32-28
29-31
32-19
29-38
25-23
21-19
23-13
215.1Avg total
111.5Scored
103.5Allowed
Points by quarter
Q1
30.0
25.1
+4.9
won 69%
Q2
30.3
25.5
+4.8
won 75%
Q3
28.6
27.5
+1.1
won 44%
Q4
27.3
25.4
+1.9
won 56%
■ scored   ■ allowed, per game. Won the 1st half in 75% of 16 games, the 2nd half in 75%.
Home v away – all metrics
HOME n=7AWAY n=9
122.6
Points / game
113.3
105.4
Allowed / game
103.4
228.0
Game total
216.8
57%
Over 229.5
33%
100%
Win %
78%
+17.1
Margin
+9.9
61.3
1st half scored
59.6
86%
Won the 1st half
67%
57%
Won by 10+
56%
Points scored per game
5%9%14%19%6%90-946%95-990%100-10419%105-10912%110-11412%115-11912%120-12419%125-1296%130-1340%135-1396%140-144
Share of games.
Points allowed per game
5%9%14%19%6%80-840%85-8912%90-9419%95-9919%100-10412%105-10912%110-1140%115-11919%120-124
Share of games.
Points by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored / allowed per game by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 113.9 points (scored above it, allowed below it); red is worse. Tier = the opponent's season point differential per game against this team's (±4).
SplitTotal scoredTotal allowedHome scoredHome allowedAway scoredAway allowedWin %
All games (30)114.4105.2115.3106.9113.5103.573%
vs Stronger (0)-------
vs Similar (6)109.7108.7116.0105.5106.5110.250%
vs Weaker (24)115.6104.3115.2107.1116.0101.179%
Over 229.5 (game total)23% of these 30 games

💪 2. Team strengths

Where they rank
Win %
1stof 3088%
Attack: points scored per game
8thof 30117.4
Defence: points allowed per game
1stof 30104.3
Game total: both teams' points per game
27thof 30221.7
Ranked against the 30 teams of the league over this season. Ties share a place (=); defence ranks the fewest points allowed first.
Where they rank · shooting accuracy
Field-goal accuracy
19thof 3045.3%
2-point accuracy
13thof 3054.1%
3-point accuracy
9thof 3035.8%
Free-throw accuracy
18thof 3076.1%
Made / attempted over the same games, every team of the league.
🏀 Shooting accuracy
🎯 Overall field goals
45.3%-0.4pp v the NBA average
🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
5 of 10 shots go in · line = the NBA average
#19 of 30 in NBA
✋ 2-pointers
54.1%+0.2pp v the NBA average
🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
5 of 10 shots go in · line = the NBA average
#13 of 30 in NBA
🌟 3-pointers
35.8%+1.0pp v the NBA average
🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
4 of 10 shots go in · line = the NBA average
#9 of 30 in NBA
🏹 Free throws
76.1%-0.9pp v the NBA average
🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
8 of 10 shots go in · line = the NBA average
#18 of 30 in NBA

Team v league average

Last 30 games with a box score (every competition); the league from this season's box scores. Ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Boston CelticsLeague average
115.5
Offensive rating
106.3
107.9
Defensive rating
106.3
54.9%
Effective FG%
53.4%
52.1%
Opp. effective FG%
53.4%
12.8%
Turnover %
14.6%
28.3%
Off. rebound %
26.9%
0.25
Free-throw rate
0.30
36.5%
3-point %
35.1%
48.2%
3-point attempt rate
43.2%
62.3%
Assist %
65.5%

Profile

Offence115.5 · 106.3Defence107.9 · 106.3Shooting54.9% · 53.4%3-point %36.5% · 35.1%Ball care12.8% · 14.6%Off. rebounds28.3% · 26.9%Free throws0.25 · 0.30
■ Boston Celtics   ■ League average
The red ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better).

🏆 3. League table

Eastern Conference

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/g+/-Over 229.5HomeAwayClose wonForm
1 Boston Celtics1210283%114.2103.1+13444%5-05-2100%WWWWW
2 Philadelphia 76ers1310377%111.2109.4+2335%5-25-175%WLWLW
3 Detroit Pistons118373%115.5107.8+8547%3-25-175%WLLWW
4 Atlanta Hawks137654%118.2116.8+1767%3-34-3100%WWWLL
5 New York Knicks126650%109.8103.7+7324%4-32-320%WWWLL
6 Miami Heat126650%117.2120.1-3571%2-34-325%WLWWW
7 Cleveland Cavaliers136746%116.8115.8+1356%4-22-550%WLLWL
8 Toronto Raptors125742%114.2112.8+1753%2-33-40%LWLLL
9 Orlando Magic125742%108.3112.8-5344%1-44-3100%LLWWW
10 Indiana Pacers135838%111.2113.2-2741%2-53-333%WLLWW
11 Charlotte Hornets124833%98.6109.6-1326%3-41-433%LLLWL
12 Washington Wizards134931%110.0115.8-7541%2-32-650%LLLLL
13 Brooklyn Nets113827%110.2115.3-5647%1-32-50%LWLLW
14 Chicago Bulls112918%114.4127.7-14781%1-41-50%LLLLW
15 Milwaukee Bucks131128%106.2120.2-18344%1-60-6100%LLLLL

Western Conference

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/g+/-Over 229.5HomeAwayClose wonForm
1 San Antonio Spurs1311285%119.5106.2+17228%5-26-050%WWWWW
2 Los Angeles Lakers1311285%122.2114.2+10361%5-16-1100%WWWWW
3 Houston Rockets1310377%116.2107.4+11444%7-13-233%LLWWW
4 Minnesota Timberwolves129375%119.3105.9+16144%5-14-233%WWWWW
5 Portland Trail Blazers129375%119.6111.8+9340%3-26-1100%LLWWW
6 Memphis Grizzlies128467%119.9111.8+9744%2-46-043%LLWLW
7 Golden State Warriors138562%116.7112.4+5642%6-12-450%WWWLL
8 Oklahoma City Thunder138562%111.2107.4+4917%5-03-540%WWLLL
9 Denver Nuggets106460%114.5113.3+1247%2-24-2100%LWWLW
10 Dallas Mavericks127558%113.2112.2+1231%5-22-360%LWWWL
11 Phoenix Suns115645%111.7116.1-4844%5-30-350%WWLWW
12 New Orleans Pelicans134931%116.5125.6-11959%3-51-460%LLLLL
13 Los Angeles Clippers113827%112.3117.5-5850%3-30-567%LLWLW
14 Sacramento Kings121118%108.2120.9-15341%0-71-40%LLLLL
15 Utah Jazz131128%107.5118.6-14535%1-60-667%LLLLL
Playoffs Play-in
Click a column header to sort. Over = how often the team's games went over 229.5; Close won = record in games decided by 5 or fewer.

📊 4. Betting markets

Bets by period · pick a period
Boston CelticsLast 20 – Full game points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Orlando Magic
#13
W
113-108
113
108
+5
H12/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
W
123-91
123
91
+32
H19/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
97-111
97
111
-14
H21/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
W
108-100
108
100
+8
A24/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
W
128-96
128
96
+32
A26/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
97-113
97
113
-16
H28/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
93-106
93
106
-13
A01/05
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#15
L
100-109
100
109
-9
H02/05
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#8
L
113-121
113
121
-8
A20/10
NBA
New York Knicks
#15
W
107-103
107
103
+4
H23/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#27
W
134-99
134
99
+35
H26/10
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#25
W
125-124 OT
125
124
+1
H27/10
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#27
W
125-111
125
111
+14
H30/10
NBA
Orlando Magic
#20
W
108-97
108
97
+11
A01/11
NBA
Houston Rockets
#4
L
93-109
93
109
-16
A03/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#30
W
109-102
109
102
+7
H05/11
NBA
Charlotte Hornets
#22
W
119-80
119
80
+39
A07/11
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#30
W
117-97
117
97
+20
A09/11
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#5
W
123-101
123
101
+22
A11/11
NBA
Toronto Raptors
#19
W
98-93
98
93
+5
A12/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
20-29
32-32
42-20
19-27
33-18
31-28
31-25
28-20
28-25
26-37
23-22
20-27
29-24
25-23
25-27
29-26
34-18
22-20
39-36
33-22
23-21
34-29
29-35
11-28
23-20
26-38
14-24
30-24
19-32
31-23
25-33
25-21
28-27
30-18
30-37
25-39
26-27
24-22
33-24
24-30
33-21
33-33
39-21
29-24
26-31
30-30
30-21
31-35
44-25
34-24
21-25
26-37
24-23
31-27
22-24
31-23
29-29
21-28
23-25
20-27
28-14
34-27
25-38
22-23
40-20
30-19
26-18
23-23
25-27
33-18
33-29
26-23
30-23
32-28
29-31
32-19
29-38
25-23
21-19
23-13
215.1Avg total
111.5Scored
103.5Allowed
Full gameScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the gameOver 229.5
Last 30 (30)114.4105.2219.6+9.273%23%
Last 30 at home (15)115.3106.9222.2+8.580%27%
Last 30 away (15)113.5103.5217.0+9.967%20%
Last 10 (10)115.1101.3216.4+13.890%30%
Last 5 (5)113.294.6207.8+18.6100%0%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (6)109.7108.7218.3+1.050%17%
vs Weaker (24)115.6104.3219.9+11.279%25%
Full game hit rates · last 30 games · line 229.5 = the league line
Over 229.523%
n=30
Under 229.577%
🔥 70%+n=30
Won the game73%
🔥 70%+n=30
Lost the game27%
n=30
Markets by opponent strength, home and away
this season, NBA games. Per-game averages by the opponent's strength, then the share over the line (game total, team points) or won (margin).
Game total (line 229.5)Team points (line 114.5)Margin (win)
SplitAllHomeAwayAllHomeAwayAllHomeAway
Overall (16)221.7228.0216.8117.4122.6113.3+13.1+17.1+9.9
vs Stronger (0)---------
vs Similar (0)---------
vs Weaker (16)221.7228.0216.8117.4122.6113.3+13.1+17.1+9.9
% over line / win44%57%33%56%57%56%88%100%78%
% under line / loss56%43%67%44%43%44%12%0%22%
Scoring dials
Points / game117.4
League avg 113.9 · above by 3.5
Allowed / game104.3
League avg 113.9 · below by 9.6
1st half scored60.3
League avg 57.4 · above by 2.9
3-pointers made15.7
League avg 13.3 · above by 2.4
Free throws made20.7
League avg 20.5 · above by 0.2
Over / under hit rate – this team's own points (this season)
Over 109.5 pts69%
n=16
Under 109.5 pts31%
n=16
Over 114.5 pts56%
n=16
Under 114.5 pts44%
n=16
Over 119.5 pts44%
n=16
Under 119.5 pts56%
n=16
Over / under hit rate – game total (the league's lines)
Over 219.550%
n=16
Under 219.550%
n=16
Over 229.544%
n=16
Under 229.556%
n=16
Over 239.519%
n=16
Under 239.581%
🔥 70%+n=16
Result markets
Win88%
🔥 70%+n=16
Win by 6+ (-5.5)62%
n=16
Cover +5.588%
🔥 70%+n=16
Win by 10+56%
n=16
Win the 1st half75%
🔥 70%+n=16
Overtime12%
n=16
Highlighted: 🔥 70%+ = the line landed in at least 70% of the games (10+ games); a thin green edge = 60-69%; everything else is grey. A line priced about 1.90 needs 53% to break even. Past hit rates, not a forecast: Pythia's own probabilities are on the game pages.

🎯 5. Shooting profile

Over:
Scoringtheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Boston Celtics: 110.3 points a game scored
🏀🏀43%
🏀🏀🏀41%
🏀16%
🏀🏀 2-pointers47.2 pts a game · 43% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers45.0 pts a game · 41% of the points
🏀 Free throws18.1 pts a game · 16% of the points
League average for comparison: 114.2 points a game
47%
35%
18%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers44.123.6
53.5%
54.0%47.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers43.215.0
34.7%
35.1%45.0
🏀 Free throws24.118.1
75.1%
77.2%18.1
They take 87.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 43.2 of them are 3-pointers, so 49% of their shots are threes (league average: 43%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Defencetheir opponents' shots, last 10 games

Where their opponents' points come from

Boston Celtics: 106.1 points a game allowed
🏀🏀44%
🏀🏀🏀38%
🏀18%
🏀🏀 2-pointers46.6 pts a game · 44% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers40.8 pts a game · 38% of the points
🏀 Free throws18.7 pts a game · 18% of the points
League average for comparison: 114.2 points a game
47%
35%
18%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeOpponents' Attempts per gameOpponents' Made per gameOpponents' Accuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers45.323.3
51.4%
54.0%46.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers38.913.6
35.0%
35.1%40.8
🏀 Free throws23.218.7
80.6%
77.2%18.7
Their opponents take 84.2 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 38.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 46% of those shots are threes (league average: 43%). Accuracy is green when they hold opponents below the league average.

👥 6. Squad statistics

PlayerCompGPGSMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
Tatum JaysonNBA13033.125.56.27.142.0%32.0%
White DerrickNBA14028.913.23.04.845.3%32.9%
Pritchard PaytonNBA14027.113.73.44.441.4%38.4%
George PaulNBA12029.219.85.23.846.2%40.8%
Scheierman BaylorNBA16020.46.53.92.239.3%44.4%
Queta NeemiasNBA14022.49.46.61.755.7%37.5%
Hauser SamNBA14020.88.13.31.147.6%44.9%
Walsh JordanNBA16016.65.43.50.741.2%30.2%
Hugo GonzalezNBA16014.76.62.41.252.9%38.1%
Robinson MitchellNBA13017.56.25.50.866.7%-
Garza LukaNBA16013.88.43.91.145.7%45.7%
Ron Harper Jr.NBA809.53.00.80.830.3%16.7%
Conley MikeNBA5010.03.00.81.255.6%50.0%
H. GrayNBA2017.56.51.04.062.5%100.0%
McGlothan GabeNBA2013.53.07.51.028.6%28.6%
Carter DevinNBA1025.017.05.03.055.6%33.3%
A. WilliamsNBA307.71.32.31.350.0%-
Per game, this season, every competition together (chips), from box scores; sorted by minutes played.
🔥 Player form
Last 5 games v each player's own last year · 5 = their normal
Team average
5.3
14 rated players
George Paul19.8 pts7.8
Hauser Sam8.1 pts7.5
Conley Mike3.0 pts6.1
White Derrick13.2 pts6.0
Tatum Jayson25.5 pts6.0
A. Williams1.3 pts5.9
Pritchard Payton13.7 pts5.0
Hugo Gonzalez6.6 pts4.6
Garza Luka8.4 pts4.2
Walsh Jordan5.4 pts4.0
Queta Neemias9.4 pts3.4
Ron Harper Jr.3.0 pts3.1
Player market rates – share of games
20+ points, rebounds & assists
PRA: points + rebounds + assists
🏀 Shooting accuracy per player
🎯 Field-goal accuracy
Made / attempted, every shot from the field (30+ attempts)
✋ 2-point accuracy
Made / attempted inside the arc (20+ attempts)
🌟 3-point accuracy
Made / attempted from three (15+ attempts)
🏹 Free-throw accuracy
Made / attempted at the line (10+ attempts)
this season, every competition; players with at least 3 games, top 10 per market (scroll each card). Shares of games played, which is how player props settle, not per-minute rates.

🔮 7. Pythia's view

Pythia exclusive
Model result accuracy
70%favourite won, 2025-260%100%
📊 The record behind it
65-28favourite won / lost
Across 93 games of Boston Celtics, 2025-26: Pythia (Version 5) picked the winner 70% of the time. Walk-forward: every forecast made only from games before it.
📅 Next game
Boston Celtics
v
Dallas Mavericks
Sun 15 Nov, 23:00 UTC
Pythia: Boston Celtics 86%
home 86%away 14%
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No priced selection above 70% for this game yet.

📅 8. Season v history

Metric2022-23
n=106
2023-24
n=105
2024-25
n=98
2025-26
n=93
2026-27
n=16
Trend
Points scored / game117.1118.3115.4114.4117.4
Points allowed / game111.0107.4106.3106.9104.3
Game total228.1225.8221.6221.2221.7
Over 219.568%62%59%48%50%
Over 229.549%41%33%32%44%
Over 239.526%21%12%16%19%
Team points over 114.561%63%56%45%56%
Win %66%80%72%67%88%
Home win %70%89%70%70%100%
Away win %62%71%75%63%78%
Margin / game+6.1+10.9+9.1+7.5+13.1
Won by 10+37%52%48%45%56%
Close games won (5 or fewer)48%59%52%50%100%
Overtime %13%7%7%1%12%
1st half total115.5116.6112.2112.1110.9
Won the 1st half66%80%68%66%75%
3-point attempt rate48%47%53%47%48%
Effective FG%57%57%56%55%54%
Pace101.098.698.297.698.7
Domestic-league games, every stage; the same lines every season (the league page's). The current season so far.

🗓️ 9. Results & fixtures

Recent results
Upcoming games
Every competition. The bar is Pythia's frozen home-win forecast (green = home team); the figures are the best moneyline per team. Open a game for the full analysis.
Data through 13 Nov 2026.
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