Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers Picks and Prediction for Friday, October 31, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s a battle of Atlantic Division teams on the hardwood as the Boston Celtics travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in the City of Brotherly Love Friday night, and we have you covered with our Celtics vs. 76ers prediction. Boston cruised to a 125-105 win at home Wednesday over Cleveland in their previous game, winning outright as a 3.5-point underdog. Philadelphia rallied to down Washington 139-134 in overtime on the road in the second game of a back-to-back in their previous game Tuesday night, covering the line as a 4.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Celtics own a 273-199 advantage, though the 76ers picked up a 117-116 road win in the first meeting this season October 22. Read more about this Celtics vs. 76ers prediction! No air balls here—only slam dunks with our NBA Picks!
Celtics Looking to Even Record on the Season
Boston won their second straight after three straight losses to open the year as it rolled past Cleveland at home Wednesday night. The Celtics improved to 2-3 on the season and stood third in the Atlantic Division, 2.5 games behind the 76ers for the top spot. Against Cleveland on Wednesday, Boston was down a pair after a high-scoring opening quarter before outscoring the Cavaliers 35-18 in the second quarter to lead by 15 at the half. The Celtics never let the Cavaliers closer than nine the rest of the way en route to the win. Boston shot 44.2% from the floor, including 21 of 57 from three-point range, and limited Cleveland to 40.2% shooting in the contest. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points, five rebounds, and four assists in the win.
For the season, the Celtics are 20th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 114.2 points per game. Boston is 14th in the league in rebounding with 44.6 boards per contest, while they stand 28th in assists by handing out 21.2 assists per game. The Celtics are 2nd in the league in scoring defense as they allow 107.2 points per contest. Jaylen Brown leads the team with an average of 26.8 points plus 5.6 rebounds per contest. Derrick White chips in 17 points plus 4.4 assists a night. Payton Pritchard (14.6 points), Sam Hauser (12.8 points), Neemias Queta (nine points, nine rebounds), and Anfernee Simons (14.8 points) each are solid scoring options. Hugo Gonzalez, Xavier Tillman Sr., Chris Boucher, Josh Minott, Luka Garza, and Baylor Scheierman are other key rotation pieces for Joe Mazzulla. Boston is 24th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 44.6% from the floor this season. The Celtics are 4th in the league in threes per game as they hit 16 triples per contest, while they are 23rd in three-point field goal percentage by shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc. Boston is 13th in the league in free-throw shooting as they convert 79.8% of their attempts at the line this season.
Jayson Tatum (Achilles) is out indefinitely after getting injured in the postseason.
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Philadelphia Seeking 5-0 Start
Philadelphia rallied from a big deficit in the fourth quarter before rallying to down the Wizards in overtime on the road Tuesday night. The 76ers improved to 4-0 on the year and held a two-game lead over the Knicks for the top spot in the Atlantic Division standings entering Thursday night. Against Washington, Philadelphia trailed by eight after the opening quarter, by four at the half and by 16 after three quarters before rallying to force overtime. The 76ers gave up the first five points of overtime before scoring the next nine points to lead 135-131 and didn’t let the Wizards even after that en route to the win. Philadelphia shot 45% from the floor, including 17 of 42 from beyond the arc, and cashed in 32 of 37 attempts at the charity stripe in the win. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 39 points and 10 assists in the win.
On the year, the 76ers are 2nd in the league in scoring offense with 129.3 points per game. The 76ers are 16th in rebounding as they collect 43.5 rebounds per contest, while they are 15th in assists by dishing out an average of 25.8 dimes a night. Philadelphia is 25th in the league in scoring defense as they allow an average of 123.8 points a contest. Tyrese Maxey leads the 76ers with 37.5 points and 8.3 assists per game this season. VJ Edgecombe (22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists), Kelly Oubre Jr. (17.8 points, 6.5 rebounds), Quentin Grimes (17.8 points, five rebounds) and Joel Embiid (16.3 points, five rebounds) are solid secondary scoring options. Dominick Barlow, Jabari Walker, Andre Drummond, Justin Edwards, Adem Bona, Eric Gordon, Trendon Watford and Hunter Sallis are looked at to contribute in the rotation. Philadelphia is 14th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.9% from the floor as a team this season. The 76ers are 3rd in threes per game as they drain 16.3 triples a contest, while they are 1st in three-point shooting by connecting on 41.9% of their attempts from beyond the arc. Philadelphia stands 11th in the league in free-throw shooting as they convert 80.9% of their attempts this season.
Barlow (elbow) was injured on October 25 against Charlotte and remains out here. Paul George (knee) and Brice McCain (thumb) are also out for this contest.
Celtics vs. 76ers Pick
Celtics vs. 76ers Spread Pick
- Celtics +3.5 (4 units)
Boston has won two straight as they took down New Orleans and Cleveland in back-to-back contests. The Celtics are without several components of their recent successful teams, including Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and Al Horford, among others. It’s going to take a little time as they try to compete despite all the rotation changes. Philadelphia has four straight wins to start the season but they haven’t exactly faced a murderer’s row of competition so far as they downed Charlotte, Orlando and Washington in addition to their one-point win over Boston in the opener. The Celtics have found a little momentum here, and that helps them here. It’s another close game so take the points and Boston in this contest.
Celtics vs. 76ers Over/Under Pick
- Over 232.5 (4 units)
Boston comes into this game having stayed under the total in three of their five games on the year. The Celtics are 20th in the league in points per game, 10th in offensive efficiency, and 28th in terms of pace with 96.2 possessions per game on the year. Philadelphia has opened the year with four straight overs on the season. The 76ers are second in the league in scoring offense, third in offensive efficiency, and 18th in tempo with an average of 100.4 possessions per game. Seven of the last eight meetings, including the last five, have gone over the total. With the 76ers clicking right now and the Celtics finding momentum, this game winds up over the total.
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