Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prop Bets and Odds 3/16/22
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prop Betting Preview
NBA prop betting specialist Andy Lang offers his Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics preview for Wednesday, March 16. At the time of posting, Golden State has opened as a 2-point home favorite over the Celtics, with the total sitting at 219.5 points.
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| Wednesday, March 16 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Golden State Warriors -2 vs Boston Celtics |
| Total: | 219.5 Points |
| Game Time: | 10:10pm ET / 7:10pm PT |
| Arena: | Chase Center in San Francisco, CA |
| TV: | ESPN |
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Analysis
The Boston Celtics begin a four game West Coast road swing at the Chase Center against the Warriors. The Warriors won a fourth straight game over the Washington Wizards 126-112 at home on Monday night.
The Celtics lost a nail-bitter 102-99 Sunday afternoon against the Dallas Mavericks. Golden State won the first of two head-to-head meetings 111-107 in Boston back in December. This should be a highly competitive game and we will be tackling it from a props perspective.
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Team Totals
The Golden State Warriors are favored by 2 points with a total set at 219.5, setting the Warriors team total at 110.5 and the Celtics at 109.5. Both teams are in solid current form with the Warriors winning four straight and the Celtics winning seven of their last nine games.
The Celtics play at the 6th slowest pace while the Warriors are middle of the pack. The Celtics play strong perimeter defense and have the ability to limit Steph Curry and Klay Thompsons upside.
This is tough call, so we will go with a small play on the Warriors team total under.
Team Total Prop Play: Golden State Warriors Under 110.5 (Small play)
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Player Props
This game is going fun with superstars like Curry, Thompson, Tatum and Brown. The Warriors must have some question marks as they currently don’t have any of their player props available.
That’s ok because we are going to be focusing on Marcus Smart for this article regardless. Smarts Points + Rebounds + Assists over has been money, cashing tickets in seven straight games.
Smart had one of his best games of the season against the Warriors with 19 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are elite defenders, but will have their hands full with Tatum and Brown.
That leaves Curry to guard Smart and defense isn’t one of his strong suits. Smart has a low PRA total of
22.5 and we will take the over with confidence.
Player Prop Play: Marcus Smart Over 22.5 Pts + Rebs + Asts
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Same-Game Parlay
- Marcus Smart 20+ PRA
- Jayson Tatum 25+ Points
- Jayson Tatum 3+ Three-pointers
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Without any Warriors player props it makes it tough as far as a same game parlay. We will utilize the Smart over PRA at 20+.
Jayson Tatum has been in an amazing scoring groove so we will add him to score 25+ points and hit 3+ three-pointers.
He scored 27 points and hit 3 three-pointers against the Warriors earlier this season. He has hit the point total in 7 of 9 games & the three-point total in 6 of 9 games.
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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