The 38-20 Celtics will host the 15-43 Nets tonight at 7:30 PM EST. The Celtics will still be without Jayson Tatum, but he could be returning before the end of the season.
It’s the top of the East versus the bottom tonight. The Celtics are 17.5 point favorites over the Nets, with the over/under set at 210.5 points. Here are some top prop bet picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s matchup.
Celtics vs. Nets prop bet picks
Jaylen Brown Over 26.5 Points (-123)
Brooklyn is posting a woeful 117.8 DEFRTG on the season and Brown has been one of the best scorers in the league in Jayson Tatum’s wake. He’s putting up 29.1 PPG on 47.9% shooting and has silenced many people. This team is undoubtedly stronger when Tatum is active, but you have to respect the fact that Brown has had no problem leading his team to the second seed in the East this year when many predicted they’d struggle. Brown has put up over 20 points in each of his last five games but has eclipsed 26.5 only one time in these games. Tonight’s matchup, however, is too hard to ignore. The only reservation we could have about Brown reaching this scoring total is a risk of blowout.
Nikola Vucevic U 6.5 Rebounds (+106)
It hasn’t been the start that Nikola Vucevic envisioned for his Boston tenure, given he’s only averaging 7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 22.7 minutes in his last five games. His minutes look a bit lower than they were in Boston, and Joe Mazzulla might want to limit Vucevic’s playing time due to his defensive issues. He’ll likely see a similar sub-20 minute workload tonight, and even though he’s a good rebounder, Brooklyn’s actually a little stingy on the glass this season. They’re conceding 52.8 RPG per game, which is actually above the league average.
