Boston vs New York Prediction: the Celtics Will Confidently Take Revenge

Boston vs New York: Prediction and Odds on the Match on 8 May 2025

The current NBA champions, Boston, lost the first game of the second round series to New York, which was a bit of a shock. Do you think the Celtics will be able to bounce back in the second game with a solid win? Check out Telecomasia' prediction for this matchup. Let's take a look at the stats, bookies' odds and pick a few betting options.

Boston

The Celtics are coming off a solid five-game win over Orlando in the first round, and now they're set to face New York. Joe Mazzulla's team may not have been able to get their act together for this game, which is why they lost it – 105:108 (100:100) in overtime. Boston was ahead by double digits at half-time, but lost the lead in the second half.

New York

The Knicks faced Detroit in the first round, where they put in a lot more effort than Boston did against Orlando - a win in six games in the series. It's interesting to see the game that Tom Thibodeau's team won, especially given how close it was.

OJ Anunoby was on fire in the first game against Boston in New York. He scored 29 points. Jalen Brunson also scored 29 points.

Boston vs New York Head to Head Statistics

The score in the series is 1-0 in favour of New York. In the regular season, Boston took from the Knicks all four face-to-face games.

Boston vs New York: Betting Tips & Odds

• Four out of five face-to-face meetings of rivals this season were won by Boston. The best bet here is W1, with odds of 1.23 at 1xbet.
• In all these five matches, the teams reached the total of 210 points. We're going for TO (210.5) at 1.90 odds at 1xbet.
• Boston scored over 110 points in four out of five matches. I'm going for IT1O (110.5) at odds of 1.88 at 1xbet.
• New York has scored over 100 points in all five matches. I'm going for IT2O (100.5) at odds of 1.82 at 1xbet.

Boston vs New York: Betting Tips & Odds

According to the bookie 1xbet, it's pretty obvious that Boston is the one to beat in the next game. The W1 bet is accepted at odds of 1.21. You can bet on New York for 4.15. The main total is set at 210 points. TO (210.5) and TU (210.5) bets both have the same odds (1.90).

Boston vs New York Match Prediction 8 May, 2025

The loss in the first game will spur on Boston, and in terms of talent, Joe Mazzulla's team is better than all the other teams in the Eastern Conference, including New York. We're pretty confident the Celtics will win, and we're also expecting a good game, especially given the stats from their previous meetings this season.

Our match prediction: W1 & TO (210.5) for a coefficient of 2.17 in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: TO (210.5) for a coefficient of 2.10 in the betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: H2 (+7.5) for a coefficient of 1.77 in the bet365 bookmaker.