New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/14/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Knicks +4.5, Celtics -4.5; Over/Under:  207.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Knicks +5, Celtics -5; Over/Under:  208 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Knicks +4.5, Celtics -4.5; Over/Under:  207.5 points

New York Knicks:  51-31 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

Boston Celtics:  61-21 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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New York Knicks:  7-3 last 10

Boston Celtics:  6-4 last 10

The Knicks are entering the playoffs with a 51-31 record overall this season and they were 24-17 in their road games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Boston Celtics. Jalen Brunson led the team in points in that game with 39 while Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges each were next on the team with 23 points. Jalen Brunson led the team in assists in that game with 12 while Karl-Anthony Towns led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 54.3% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 115.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 111.7 PPG against them. The Knicks have an ATS record of 47-44-1 this season and their O/U record is 46-44-2.

The Celtics are entering the playoffs with a 61-21 record overall this season and they were 28-13 in their home games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Knicks. Jayson Tatum led the team in points in that game with 42 while Derrick White was next on the team with 23 points. Jayson Tatum and Al Horford each led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Jayson Tatum led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 48.1% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 73.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 116.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.2 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 42-48-1 this season and their O/U record is 41-49-1.

The current betting odds have the Celtics listed as a 4.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Celtics and the 3rd seeded Knicks from the Eastern Conference for the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs. The Knicks are leading this series 3-1 after winning game 4 at home. The Knicks took a 3-1 series lead with a 121-113 win over the Celtics and they have shocked the defending champions in this series. The Knicks started the series really strong by winning both road games and it looked like that was all going to fall apart after getting crushed in game 3 at home, but they bounced back with a win in game 4 and they have now pushed the defending champions to the brink in this series. The Celtics are going back home facing elimination now so they are in a desperate situation here, but they are going to bring their best effort to keep their season alive and throw everything they have at the Knicks in this one. The Celtics haven't looked great in this series with all of their blown leads, and they even blew another double digit lead in the last one, but they have still been able to get out to those big leads in these games and they have shown that they have it in them to dominate this Knicks team. The Celtics are still the defending champions for a reason and they haven't been getting crushed by the Knicks in their losses so look for the Celtics to bounce back at home facing elimination and play their best game of the series here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Celtics to cover the spread in this game. 

Knicks Celtics Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Celtics 125 Knicks 114.

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New York Knicks: 14-23 ATS off a win against a division rival. 4-10 ATS off an upset win over a division rival as an underdog. 5-11 ATS on the road when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 70%). 6-3 OVER off an upset win as a home underdog. 

Boston Celtics: 15-7 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less. 8-4 ATS off an upset loss to a division rival as a favorite. 39-23 ATS when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%). 17-5 OVER as a home favorite of 6 points or less. 

New York Knicks:  O. Anunoby (SF) Day To Day - Hamstring.

Boston Celtics:  J. Tatum (PF) Day To Day - Lower Leg. S. Hauser (PF) Day To Day - Ankle.

“I think it was a sense of urgency, desperation, just knowing that we have a great opportunity.” - Jalen Brunson after their win against the Celtics in game 4 of this series on Monday.

“We have to turn that page quickly and do our first job, which is win on Wednesday. That's the mindset. As a group, we just have to rally together because obviously we’ve lost our leader, the guy that gets us going.” - Al Horford after their loss against the Knicks in game 4 of this series on Monday.

PG Jalen Brunson

SG Mikal Bridges

SF Josh Hart

PF OG Anunoby

C Karl-Anthony Towns

PG Derrick White

SG Jrue Holiday

SF Jaylen Brown

PF Jayson Tatum

C Al Horford

PPG: J. Brunson (26)

APG: J. Brunson (7.3)

Reb/G: K. Towns (12.8)

PPG: J. Tatum (26.8)

APG: J. Tatum (6)

Reb/G: J. Tatum (8.7)

Coaches:

New York Knicks: Tom Thibodeau (5th season)

Boston Celtics: Joe Mazzulla (3rd season)