Philadelphia at Boston

Boston came close to getting in the NBA Finals, losing in seven games to Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics are looking for better things this season with Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward a healthy and LeBron James gone to the Lakers. Philadelphia also has high hopes even after losing in five games to Boston in the conference semifinals. The Celtics are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 home games and they have covered the spread four of the last five meetings overall and four of five at Boston. The Celtics are a deep squad with Terry Rozier at point guard and he filled in admirably when Irving was out. Marcus Smart is a top defensive player and Jaylen Brown averaged 18.0 points in the playoffs. In addition, Al Horford led the team in rebounds and he also is a force on the defensive end while Jaysom Tatum averaged 13.9 points and 5.0 boards. Boston has won 14 of the last 16 regular-season meetings and is a small favorite tonight. Lay the points with the Celtics.