Nets vs Celtics Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 27, 2026)

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Brooklyn Nets logo

Nets0-3 · 1-2 ATS15th in the East
FINAL124 – 125
Boston Celtics logo

Celtics2-1 · 2-1 ATS3rd in the East

NBA · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · TD Garden

Final score by quarter

Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Nets 31 30 21 35 7 124
Celtics 26 30 30 31 8 125

How the bets settled

MoneylineCeltics wonClosed at -750
SpreadNets coveredNets +13.5, by 12.5
TotalOver 223.5249 scored, 25.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 in overtime on October 27. The game swung in the extra period, which Boston won 8-7 after regulation ended tied.

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 40 points and 8 assists, while Paul George had 7 rebounds. Michael Porter Jr. paced Brooklyn with 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Mikel Brown Jr. added 5 assists. Brooklyn shot 46 percent to Boston’s 45 and 34 percent from three to Boston’s 27, but Boston made 30 free throws to Brooklyn’s 17 and finished with 32 assists to 26.

Brooklyn covered the closing 13.5-point spread by 12.5, and the game went over the 223.5 total by 25.5. StatsBench’s posted picks all lost, with Tatum over 15.5 rebound+assist finishing on 13, Porter over 16.5 field-goal attempts finishing on 16, and George over 2.5 threes finishing on 1.

How our picks did

  • Jayson Tatum OVER 15.5 REB+AST (-110): LOST (13)
  • Michael Porter Jr. OVER 16.5 FGA (-110): LOST (16)
  • Paul George OVER 2.5 3PM (-165): LOST (1)

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Against the spread, start to finish

CelticsNets
The score margin against the closing spread (Celtics -13.5). Blue: Celtics covering. Orange: Nets covering.
+21.5Largest BKN cover
100%BKN covering
+0Largest BOS cover
0%BOS covering

Win probability

CelticsNets
Blue: Celtics favored. Orange: Nets favored. ESPN’s in-game win probability, start to finish.

Top performers

Nets

  • PointsMichael Porter Jr.27
  • AssistsMikel Brown Jr.5
  • ReboundsMichael Porter Jr.12

Celtics

  • PointsJayson Tatum40
  • AssistsJayson Tatum8
  • ReboundsPaul George7

Team stats

NetsCeltics
46%FG%45%
34%3P%27%
77%FT%79%
48Rebounds47
26Assists32
46Points in the paint52
11Fast break points4
16Turnovers14
9Steals5
7Blocks2
8Biggest lead8

Box score

Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics

Brooklyn Nets

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Julius Randle F 44 24 10-23 0-7 4-5 9 4 5 2 0 2 7 6 +8
Michael Porter Jr. F 40 27 8-16 6-12 5-6 12 2 3 0 2 1 11 2 +1
Day’Ron Sharpe C 17 4 2-4 0-1 0-0 6 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 +3
Egor Demin G 10 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 +2
Nolan Traore G 24 15 6-9 1-2 2-4 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 -3
Bench
Josh Minott F 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
Noah Clowney F 24 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 -17
Chaney Johnson F 29 15 5-9 3-6 2-2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 6 +3
Moritz Wagner C 22 15 6-9 2-4 1-2 4 3 0 2 0 2 2 1 -4
Keon Ellis G 25 2 1-6 0-4 0-0 3 4 0 0 2 1 2 3 +4
Mikel Brown Jr. G 28 17 5-17 4-11 3-3 5 5 2 0 0 0 5 1 -1
Danny Wolf Did not play: Coach’s decision
Terance Mann Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 124 45-97 17-50 17-22 48 26 15 9 7 12 36 30

Team shooting: FG 46% · 3PT 34% · FT 77%

Boston Celtics

Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
Paul George F 36 20 8-16 1-6 3-3 7 7 3 2 0 0 7 3 -2
Jayson Tatum F 42 40 10-20 2-7 18-22 5 8 0 0 1 0 5 3 +5
Mitchell Robinson C 25 7 3-4 0-0 1-4 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 -17
Derrick White G 33 16 5-15 1-7 5-5 5 7 3 0 0 3 2 1 -4
Jordan Walsh G 24 15 5-8 3-5 2-2 6 1 0 1 0 2 4 3 -6
Bench
Sam Hauser F 25 11 4-9 3-8 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 +9
Luka Garza C 13 2 1-4 0-1 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 +18
Neemias Queta C 15 7 3-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 6 -2
Payton Pritchard G 24 4 2-7 0-3 0-0 2 6 3 0 1 0 2 0 +2
Baylor Scheierman G 21 3 1-5 1-3 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 +7
Hugo Gonzalez G 6 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 -5
Chris Cenac Jr. Did not play: Coach’s decision
Mike Conley Did not play: Coach’s decision
Ron Harper Jr. Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total 125 42-93 11-41 30-38 47 32 14 5 2 11 36 24

Team shooting: FG 45% · 3PT 27% · FT 79%

Attendance 19,156 · Officials: John Goble, Jonathan Sterling, JD Ralls

Recap: Jayson Tatum hits a buzzer-beating jumper in OT to give the Celtics a 125-124 win over the Nets (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

Betting trends

  • Nets are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10.
  • Celtics are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10.
  • Nets are 1-9 in the last 10 meetings with the Celtics.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Nets vs Celtics pre-game preview

Brooklyn visits Boston on Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET. The market lists Boston as a -11.5 favorite (BOS -550 moneyline, BKN +430) with a 220.5 total. Last meeting February 27, 2026: Brooklyn lost 111-148 on the road. Boston is 2-1 straight up and 2-1 ATS this season and 8-2 SU, 8-2 ATS over its last 10; Brooklyn is 0-3, 1-2 ATS this season and 2-8, 3-7 ATS over its last 10, most recently losing 109-136 to Indiana on October 25. Boston beat Chicago 134-99 on October 26. Head-to-head last 10: Boston 9-1 SU, ATS 1-1.

The useful angles are defensive and pace-related. Brooklyn allows 123.7 points (25th), 30.3 assists (30th) and 17.3 threes (29th), while Boston allows 107.7 points (7th) and 19.7 assists (3rd). Brooklyn’s pace is 106.4 (4th) against Boston’s 72 (30th). Boston’s Devin Carter is out with mononucleosis and no timetable. Julius Randle over 6.5 rebounds is -114; he cleared it 6 of last 10, while StatsBench projects 6.2.

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Player stats and form

Season averages and each player’s last 4 games, newest first. Splits: per-game averages (games in brackets); vs the opponent covers this season and last, newest game first.

Brooklyn Nets

Julius Randle PF22.0 PTS · 7.0 REB · 6.3 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/27 @ BOS 5 0 1 1 0
10/25 vs IND 23 10 7 7 0
10/24 @ CLE 35 23 6 5 2
10/21 vs CHA 37 33 8 7 3
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 16.5 (4) 11.5 (2) 20.4 (91) 4.5 (2)
0 · 9
REB 5.5 (4) 3.5 (2) 6.8 (91) 5.0 (2)
1 · 9
AST 5.0 (4) 3.0 (2) 4.7 (91) 2.5 (2)
1 · 4

Michael Porter Jr. SF21.3 PTS · 5.3 REB · 0.7 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/27 @ BOS 8 5 1 1 1
10/25 vs IND 20 10 0 0 0
10/24 @ CLE 32 28 9 1 4
10/21 vs CHA 34 26 7 1 5
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 17.3 (4) 16.5 (2) 24.2 (52) 22.2 (5)
5 · 18 · 30 · 33 · 25
REB 4.3 (4) 5.0 (2) 7.1 (52) 5.0 (5)
1 · 2 · 8 · 8 · 6
AST 0.8 (4) 1.0 (2) 3.0 (52) 2.2 (5)
1 · 2 · 4 · 2 · 2

Josh Minott SF15.0 PTS · 8.0 REB · 2.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/25 vs IND 21 15 8 2 3
10/24 @ CLE 9 4 2 0 0
Splits Season Road 2025-26 vs BOS
PTS 9.5 (2) 4.0 (1) 7.4 (49) 6.4 (20)
9 · 0 · 3 · 5 · 2 · 2
REB 5.0 (2) 2.0 (1) 3.2 (49) 3.6 (20)
2 · 0 · 0 · 1 · 0 · 1
AST 1.0 (2) 0.0 (1) 0.9 (49) 1.2 (20)
0 · 0 · 1 · 0 · 0 · 0

Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum PF24.0 PTS · 6.7 REB · 8.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/27 vs BKN 9 6 2 2 0
10/26 vs CHI 27 23 7 6 2
10/23 vs NYK 36 36 9 7 3
10/20 @ DET 37 13 4 11 0
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BKN
PTS 19.5 (4) 21.7 (3) 22.2 (22) 6.0 (1)
6
REB 5.5 (4) 6.0 (3) 10.2 (22) 2.0 (1)
2
AST 6.5 (4) 5.0 (3) 5.7 (22) 2.0 (1)
2

Paul George SF23.0 PTS · 5.7 REB · 2.3 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/27 vs BKN 5 2 1 0 0
10/26 vs CHI 25 16 5 2 3
10/23 vs NYK 33 15 7 2 3
10/20 @ DET 30 38 5 3 7
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BKN
PTS 17.8 (4) 11.0 (3) 17.1 (49) 8.0 (2)
2 · 14
REB 4.5 (4) 4.3 (3) 5.0 (49) 2.0 (2)
1 · 3
AST 1.8 (4) 1.3 (3) 3.5 (49) 1.0 (2)
0 · 2

Payton Pritchard PG16.3 PTS · 2.0 REB · 3.0 AST
Date Opp MIN PTS REB AST 3PM
10/27 vs BKN 3 4 0 1 0
10/26 vs CHI 21 28 1 4 7
10/23 vs NYK 30 4 1 4 1
10/20 @ DET 27 17 4 1 2
Splits Season Home 2025-26 vs BKN
PTS 13.3 (4) 12.0 (3) 16.8 (86) 18.6 (5)
4 · 22 · 32 · 13 · 22
REB 1.5 (4) 0.7 (3) 3.9 (86) 3.4 (5)
0 · 0 · 4 · 3 · 10
AST 2.5 (4) 3.0 (3) 5.2 (86) 3.8 (5)
1 · 5 · 4 · 4 · 5

Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Nets 0-3 1-2 2-1 0-2 0-1
Celtics 2-1 2-1 1-2 2-0 0-1

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Nets vs Celtics head-to-head

Nets are 1-9, 1-1 ATS, O/U 2-0 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Nets lost 111-148 on February 27, 2026.

Date Venue Nets result ATS O/U
Feb 27, 26 Celtics home L 111-148 L +16.5 O 208.5
Jan 23, 26 Nets home L 126-130 W +8.5 O 215.5
Nov 21, 25 Celtics home W 113-105 – –
Nov 18, 25 Nets home L 99-113 – –
Mar 18, 25 Celtics home L 96-104 – –
Mar 15, 25 Nets home L 113-115 – –
Nov 13, 24 Nets home L 114-139 – –
Nov 8, 24 Celtics home L 104-108 – –
Feb 14, 24 Celtics home L 86-136 – –
Feb 13, 24 Nets home L 110-118 – –

Recent form

Brooklyn Nets: last 10 (2-8, 3-7 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 25, 26 vs IND L 109-136 L +5.5 O 231.5
Oct 24, 26 @ CLE L 121-125 W +11.5 O 228.5
Oct 21, 26 vs CHA L 103-110 L +1.5 U 220.5
Apr 12, 26 @ TOR L 101-136 L +23.5 O 218.5
Apr 10, 26 @ MIL L 108-125 L +10.5 O 218.5
Apr 9, 26 vs IND L 94-123 L +3.5 U 224.5
Apr 7, 26 vs MIL W 96-90 W +1.5 U 218.5
Apr 5, 26 vs WSH W 121-115 W -3.5 O 230.5
Apr 3, 26 vs ATL L 107-141 L +16.5 O 225.5
Mar 31, 26 vs CHA L 86-117 L +18.5 U 219.5

Boston Celtics: last 10 (8-2, 8-2 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 26, 26 vs CHI W 134-99 W -14.5 U 233.5
Oct 23, 26 vs NY W 107-103 W -2.5 U 220.5
Oct 20, 26 @ DET L 113-121 L -1.5 O 220.5
Apr 12, 26 vs ORL W 113-108 W +12.5 U 222.5
Apr 10, 26 vs NO W 144-118 W -18.5 O 227.5
Apr 9, 26 @ NY L 106-112 L +3.5 O 210.5
Apr 7, 26 vs CHA W 113-102 W -4.5 U 221.5
Apr 5, 26 vs TOR W 115-101 W -9.5 U 221.5
Apr 3, 26 @ MIL W 133-101 W -17.5 O 217.5
Apr 1, 26 @ MIA W 147-129 W -4.5 O 229.5

Injury report

Brooklyn Nets

  • Tyler Bilodeau (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way
  • Joshua Jefferson (SF): Out, G League – On Assignment
  • Grant Nelson (SF): Out, G League – Two-Way
  • Drake Powell (SG): Out, G League – On Assignment
  • Ben Saraf (SG): Out, G League – On Assignment

Boston Celtics

  • Devin Carter (PG): Out, Illness

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Nets defense Celtics defense
Pace (possessions) 106.4 (6th) 101.3 (24th)

Venue and weather

TD Garden · Boston, MAIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Nets vs Celtics odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Celtics spread -11.5 -13.5 -2
Total 222.5 223.5 +1
Nets moneyline +425 +525 -3% win chance
Celtics moneyline -575 -750 +3.1% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Celtics spread -11.5 → -12.5
Total 220.5 → 222.5
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