Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction 3/15/25 NBA Picks

The Brooklyn Nets play host to the Boston Celtics at the Barclays Center on Saturday night. Here’s a Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction. This article will include a Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Pick.

The Boston Celtics have been in red-hot form as they’ve won 12 of their last 15 games overall and they will be eager to keep it going after routing the Heat in a 103-91 road win last night. Jayson Tatum led the team with 28 points and five assists, Jrue Holiday added 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting while Derrick White chipped in with 18 points. As a team, the Celtics shot 43 percent from the field and 19 of 50 from the 3-point line as they found themselves in a real tight arm wrestle with the Heat until the fourth quarter. They played excellent defense to restrict the Heat to just 14 points, allowing them to pull away and win comfortably in the end. 

Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets have been in a major slump as they’ve lost nine of their last 10 games overall. They will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting beaten by the Bulls in a 116-110 road defeat on Thursday. Cam Thomas led the team with 24 points and 10 assists, Tyrese Martin added 19 points off the bench, Nic Claxton scored 18 points with 14 rebounds and five assists while Cameron Johnson chipped in with 16 points. As a team, the Nets shot 44 percent from the field and 11 of 34 from the 3-point line as they got off to a quick start and poured in 65 points in the first half to lead by 12 points late in the third quarter. Only to get dominated by 34-18 in the fourth quarter where they just had no answer for the Bulls’ Coby White who finished with a game-high 31 points.

Why the Brooklyn Nets will win

• The Celtics have lost five of their last eight games as favorites when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• The Nets have won three of their last five games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents following a loss.
• The Nets have covered the spread in each of their last five home games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Celtics have failed to cover the spread in nine of their last 11 games when playing with a rest disadvantage against the Nets.

Why the Boston Celtics will win

• The Celtics have won each of their last 10 games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Nets have lost each of their last nine games at Barclays Center against Celtics teams that held a winning record.
• The Nets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last nine games at Barclays Center against Celtics teams that held a winning record.
• The Celtics have covered the spread in four of their last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.

The Celtics are still shorthanded with Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown both ruled out again, while the Nets are going to be without Trendon Watford, Noah Clowney, Nic Claxton, and Cam Thomas. The Celtics are still missing some players, but they still have more than enough firepower to take down the Nets who will be missing Thomas and Claxton, who were two of their best players on Thursday. The line was always going to be hefty, but it’s still not big enough to sway me from backing the Celtics to get the win and cover on the road.