The New Orleans Pelicans travel to Boston to take on the red-hot Celtics for a Tuesday matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Celtics are favored by 4.5 points and the over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 214.5.
Before picking a side of the spread, there's no better source for this one than SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein. He is one of SportsLine's top NBA analysts and that goes double for this matchup. He is 16-8 picking for or against the Celtics against the spread and 16-8 picking for or against the Pelicans ATS. He's also a red-hot 7-1 on NBA against-the-spread picks since Sunday.
Part of his success: Hartstein has a vast network of Vegas sources and has been covering the industry as a sportswriter and analyst for two decades.
Hartstein knows the Celtics (34-10) keep on winning. They beat the Sixers 114-103 on Thursday in London for their seventh straight victory. Jaylen Brown (21 points), Kyrie Irving (20) and Marcus Morris (19) provided a solid 1-2-3 punch against Philly.
Boston ranks No.1 in the NBA in scoring defense, but it will be tested against a Pelicans offense that is averaging 110 points (No. 4).
New Orleans (22-20) beat the Knicks 123-118 in overtime Sunday with stat-stuffing lines from its stars. Anthony Davis went off for 48 points on 17-of-20 shooting, with 17 rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Jrue Holiday had 31 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals and DeMarcus Cousins had 15 points and 16 boards.
Boston has beaten New Orleans in five of the past six meetings. Do the Celtics roll to yet another impressive victory and cover the spread or can the Pelicans pour on the points and end Boston's streak? The man on a red-hot run on games involving these teams has locked in his selection.
So what side of Pelicans-Celtics do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see the strong point-spread pick for Pelicans-Celtics, all from the man on 16-8 ATS runs for both sides, and find out!
