Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+12.0)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (56-26) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (45-37) on Sunday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference 1st round series. Philadelphia opens this contest as 12.0-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 212.

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Philadelphia will enter this game with a record of 45-37 for the year. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a team are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling down 43.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,017 dimes for the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (1,011 of 2,896) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 115.9 points per game (14th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are conceding 35.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 19th in the league in points per game allowed (116.1). The 76ers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (3,430 of 7,348) and they concede 45.3 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,260 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 113-108 against the Magic. When it comes to rebounding, Boston allowed Orlando to collect 50 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 27.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 of 43 and finished the game at 24 of 30 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Celtics allowed the Magic to bury 36 out of their 91 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6% for the contest. Overall, the Celtics went 36 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston converted 19 out of their 50 tries (38.0%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 100.0%. The Magic committed 19 fouls in the game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Celtics pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 46 for the game.

Baylor Scheierman pitched in for the Celtics in this game. Scheierman racked up 30 points in his 39 minutes on the court and added 7 dimes for the game. He buried 8 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 56-26 this year. The Celtics are committing 19.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.6 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per contest. Boston has 9,418 pts so far this year (114.9 per contest) and they pull down 46.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Celtics are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in basketball.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 1st in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 107.2. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Boston defense concedes 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (1,149 of 3,208) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 24.7 assists and 41.2 boards per game, which is 4th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+12.0)

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