Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, 10/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Prime Video

The Boston Celtics (61-21 last year) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Friday where they will play the New York Knicks (51-31 last season).

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 117-116 in their last game. Boston finished the game with a 45.1% field goal percentage (41 of 91) and made 11 of their 43 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Celtics made 23 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 88.5%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 42 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 39 out of 85 shooting. Philadelphia totaled 23 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Philadelphia had 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Philadelphia shot 76.7% at the free throw line by making 23 of 30 attempts. They knocked down 16 out of their 41 tries from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 28 and the 76ers recorded 23 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one guy who played a role for the game. Brown ended up going 50.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Boston steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a record of 61-21 last year. They lost possession via turnover 11.9 times per game and as a squad committed 15.9 personal fouls per contest. As a basketball team, Boston grabbed 45.3 boards per game and earned 2,144 dimes last season, which had them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics hit on 36.8% from downtown (1,457 of 3,955) and 79.9% from the free throw line. They averaged 116.3 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Celtics were able to force their opponents into 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.5 fouls. They conceded 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they ranked 2nd in the NBA in opponents PPG (107.2). The Celtics defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (3,302 of 7,331) and they relinquished 43.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,968 surrendered last season.

For their last game, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 119-111 when they played the Cavaliers. The Knicks recorded 39 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Cavaliers committed 25 personal fouls for this game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 36 attempts. They were able to convert 31 of those for a percentage of 86.1%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, New York knocked down 14 of their 40 tries (35.0%). When all was said and done, the Knicks ended up shooting 37 for 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.0%. The Knicks permitted the Cavaliers to knock down 40 out of 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 41.3% from three-point range by shooting 19 out of 46 and finished the game at 12 of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, New York permitted Cleveland to collect 32 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

OG Anunoby ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks for the contest. He converted 9 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and added 14 rebounds. Anunoby recorded 24 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

New York had a win-loss mark of 51-31 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Knicks connected on 48.6% from the floor, which ranked 5th in the NBA. New York earned 9,494 pts last season (115.8 per contest) and they collected 42.6 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 27.5 times per game (11th in the league) and they coughed up possession 13.3 times per game. The Knicks committed 17.2 fouls every game and they went 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks were ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.7. They forced 14.5 TO's every game and let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (25th in the NBA). The New York defense conceded 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,072 of 2,924) and opponents connected on 78.9% of their free throw shots. They allowed 25.2 assists and 41.8 rebounds every game, which was ranked 7th and 2nd in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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