New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The New Orleans Pelicans (26-54) are traveling to TD Garden on Friday where they will try to beat the Boston Celtics (54-25).

The Pelicans faced the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 156-137 in their last contest. New Orleans finished the game with a 57.5% field goal percentage (61 out of 106) and converted 14 of 34 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 20 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 87.0%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 48 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 32 assists in the game while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In reference to defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 53 out of 104 shooting. Utah dished out 38 assists and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, Utah pulled down 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Utah walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 24 tries. They made 10 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 18 while the Jazz totaled 18 personal fouls.

Jeremiah Fears is one player who played a role in this contest. Jeremiah ended up shooting 58.6% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists. He played 38 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 40 points on 17 out of 29 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a record of 26-54 this year. They average 115.4 points per contest (17th in basketball) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.9% on shots from distance (900 of 2,582) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 43.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 2,016 dimes for the year, which ranks 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,240 surrendered so far this year. The Pelicans are giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (3,492 of 7,334) and they concede 45.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 34.9% on three-point shots and they are 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.6).

For their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 113-102 when they faced the Hornets. When discussing how they rebounded, Boston allowed Charlotte to grab 40 in total (14 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 32.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 16 out of 49 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Celtics permitted the Hornets to convert 38 of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Celtics ended up shooting 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Boston converted 17 out of their 42 tries (40.5%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a rate of 83.3%. The Hornets earned 16 fouls in this game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Celtics earned 32 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest.

Jaylen Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in this contest. Brown racked up 35 points in his 43 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 13 of 29 for the matchup giving him a rate of 44.8%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 54-25 this season. As an offensive team, the Celtics are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks them 15th in the league. Boston has scored 9,055 points for the year (114.6 per contest) and they grab 46.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.5 times per game (29th in the league) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Celtics commit 18.9 fouls per game and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense gives up 35.9% on three-point shots (1,113 of 3,098) and opponents are making 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 24.8 assists and 41.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 4th and 6th in basketball. The Celtics are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG given up with 106.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (2nd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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