NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Hornets Picks for November 1

Published 11:34 pm Thursday, October 31, 2024

The Boston Celtics (4-1) face the Charlotte Hornets (2-2) as heavy, 11.5-point favorites on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and FDSSE.

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Celtics vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • TV: NBCS-BOS and FDSSE
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Celtics vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 11.5)

  • Against the spread, Boston was 43-39-0 last season.
  • Charlotte covered the spread 34 times in 82 games last year.
  • The Celtics’ ATS record as 11.5-point favorites or greater was 15-11 last season.
  • The Hornets went 11-16 as underdogs of 11.5 points or greater last season.

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Pick OU:

Over (232.5)

  • The Celtics’ 82 games last season went over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 36 times.
  • The Hornets games last season had a combined scoring total higher than 232.5 points in 28 of 82 outings.
  • Boston games had an average of 229.1 points last season, 3.4 less than this game’s over/under.
  • The average number of points in Charlotte’s contests last year was 223.9, which is 8.6 fewer points than this game’s over/under.

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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-599)

  • The Celtics won 79.5% of the games last season in which they were the moneyline favorite (62-16).
  • The Hornets won 18, or 23.7%, of the 76 games they played as underdogs last season.
  • In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -599 or shorter last year, Boston finished with a record of 24-2 (92.3%).
  • Charlotte had a record of 4-21, a 16% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +425 or more by oddsmakers last season.
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Celtics an 85.7% chance to win.

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