BOS @ PHX






Todays Tuesday, February 24th Matchup Details
NBA Game is on Tuesday, February 24th 2026
24/02/26 21:00:00 PM EST Tipoff
Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns Predictions & Best Bets
Offensive rebounds continue possession and bring about more chances for scoring and assists, and the Boston Celtics grade out 4th-best in in the league with 13.8 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.
Offensive rebounds continue possession and bring about more chances for scoring and assists, and the Phoenix Suns grade out best in in the league with 17.4 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.
The matchup against the Suns is a positive one; they have allowed the most points per game in the league to opposing starting PGs over the last 5 games (29.2).
Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 5.4 foul shots per game (6th-most in the NBA) against the Suns, making it fairly effortless to get to the foul line.
Jaylen Brown has notched a whopping 27.9 points per game this year, a sizeable increase from his 22.2 points per game last year.
Over the last 10 games, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 3.4 free throws per game (4th-most in the league) vs. the Suns, making it fairly effortless to get to the free-throw line.
Sam Hauser has scored 14.0 points per game over the last 10 games when playing on the road, 4.0 more than he’s scored in all games this season on the road.
The matchup against Phoenix may be a positive one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a whopping 4.3 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the Phoenix Suns are playing at home (2nd-most in the NBA).
This year, opposing starting PGs have totaled 3.0 threes per game (most in the league) against the Celtics, identifying this as a strong matchup.
Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting SGs have averaged 7.0 three attempts per game (4th-highest in the NBA) against the Boston Celtics, identifying this as a strong matchup.
This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled 1.9 3-pointers per game (10th-most in the league) vs. the Suns, creating a favorable matchup.
Payton Pritchard has registered 24.2 points per game over the last 5 games while on the road, 5.8 higher than he’s registered overall this season on the road.
The matchup vs. Boston is a favorable one for three-point attempts; when the Boston Celtics are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PFs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.3).
The matchup against Boston is a favorable one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when the Celtics are the visiting team, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled the most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.7).
Grayson Allen has put up 21.6 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.3 higher than he’s put up overall this season.
The matchup against the Suns is a good one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged the 2nd-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (8.4).
Prediction Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats
The least up-tempo tempo offense in the league this year has been the Celtics.
The Phoenix Suns have played at the 2nd-most lethargic pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games, which should reduce plays for the Boston Celtics.
As a team, the Celtics have been bad at getting to the foul line: worst in the league this year, totaling a measly 18.3 free throw attempts per game.
In regard to scoring, the Phoenix Suns’s subpar 108.5 points per game while playing at home comes in as the fewest in the NBA over the last 20 games.
The Phoenix Suns have played at the 2nd-slowest pace in the league over the last 5 games.
The Boston Celtics have played at the least up-tempo pace in the league this year, which ought to decrease plays for the Suns.
This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have totaled 1.5 three-pointers per game (lowest in the league) vs. the Phoenix Suns, making this a challenging matchup.
The matchup against the Suns is a hard one for 3-point shots; opposing starting PFs have posted the 3rd-lowest three percentage in the league this year (29.1%).
This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted 2.3 foul shots per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Celtics, struggling to get to the free-throw line.
In regard to shots from downtown, the Suns’s feeble 29.3% rate of made threes while playing at home comes in as the worst in the league over the last 5 games.
Over the last 10 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 1.6 free throws per game (4th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Phoenix Suns, finding it difficult to get to the free-throw line.
This year, opposing starting PFs have put up 14.5 points per game (2nd-lowest in the league) against the Celtics, branding this as a hard matchup for offensive productivity.
The matchup vs. Boston is a difficult one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted just 3.1 foul shots per game this year when the Celtics are the visiting squad (8th-least in the league).
This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposition’s starting SGs have shot 38.1% on shot attempts from the field (4th-lowest in the league) vs. the Celtics, making this a difficult matchup.
The matchup vs. the Boston Celtics is a difficult one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted just 2.0 free throws per game this year (6th-least in the NBA).
The matchup against Boston may be a challenging one for getting to the foul line; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted a lowly 1.5 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Boston Celtics are the visiting team (5th-least in the league).
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