{"id":344732,"date":"2025-05-07T09:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=344732"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:42:26","slug":"knicks-vs-celtics-game-2-nba-sgp-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/knicks-vs-celtics-game-2-nba-sgp-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Celtics SGP predictions Game 2: Bet the over, with props on Derrick White and Josh Hart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Boston Celtics look to wipe the slate clean on Wednesday night and get even in their second-round matchup against the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Boston put forth a dreadful shooting performance in the series opener, causing the team to blow a 20-point lead in the second half. New York is 4-0 on the road so far this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Knicks vs. Celtics SGP predictions for Game 2 on May 7, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/derrick_white\">Derrick White<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/josh_hart\">Josh Hart<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knicks vs. Celtics predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Over 209.5 points | White 15+ points | Hart 8+ rebounds (+270)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Over 209.5 points <\/strong><\/strong>(-129):<\/strong> The Celtics can&#8217;t be <em>that<\/em> bad again &#8230; can they?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I doubt it, which is a big reason why I like the over. Boston was a disastrous 15-of-60 from 3-point range in Game 1 despite getting a glut of open looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA tracking scored 56 of Boston&#39;s 60 3-pointers as open or better (4+ feet of space from nearest defender)<br><br>Celtics shot 29.2% (7-24) on wide-open 3s, down from 40.7% on those shots in regular season.<br><br>Celtics shot 21.9% (7-32) on open 3s, down from 35% in regular season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8KJNkAN6lr\">pic.twitter.com\/8KJNkAN6lr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisForsberg_\/status\/1919728784049103128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Game 1 did still cash the over on this point total because of the overtime period. But I&#8217;m not looking to rely on that happening again, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All four regular-season matchups between the Knicks and Celtics totalled at least 214 points in regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overs are 10-8-2 when the Knicks are underdogs this season and 29-20 in Knicks games when the teams have equal rest, per Team Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:113489\">Embed: #113489<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>White 15+ points <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-155):<\/strong> An inefficient night from White didn&#8217;t deter him from getting a bunch of shots up in Game 1. He finished with 19 points on 18 shots (5-of-16 from deep). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, we can&#8217;t rely on that type of shot volume from White. But we can be heartened by how often he has torched the Knicks this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18.6 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48.4 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>47.1 3PT%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100.0 FT%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 4-1 against this milestone scoring prop, and he finished with 14 points in the lone outlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s clearly enough room in the Celtics&#8217; offence for White to hit this mark. After all, he averaged a career-high 16.4 PPG during the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Hart 8+ rebounds<\/strong> (-305):<\/strong> You have to watch Hart to really appreciate his game. When there&#8217;s a loose ball up for grabs, he goes into junkyard-dog mode in a blink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 6-foot-4, Hart is often undersized in rebounding battles. It just doesn&#8217;t seem to matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He averaged 9.4 rebounds during the regular season, cashing this milestone in 54 of 77 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>So far in the playoffs, he has 7+ rebounds in all seven games (averaging 9.0 RPG).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hart grabbed 11 boards against Boston in Game 1 \u2014 his third straight game against the Celtics with a double-digit rebound total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Knicks vs. Celtics predictions made at 9:10 a.m. ET 05\/07\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Celtics look to wipe the slate clean on Wednesday night and get even in their second-round matchup against the New York Knicks. The pregame narrative: Boston put forth a dreadful shooting performance in the series opener, causing the team to blow a 20-point lead in the second half. 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