Pelicans vs. Celtics Prediction: Boston to Win, Jayson Tatum Projected for 27 Points in Sunday's NBA Game [1/12/2025]

The Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans will lock horns in NBA action at TD Garden on Sunday, with tipoff at 6:00PM ET.

The Celtics, with stars like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, will face off against the Pelicans, whose lineup includes Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray and CJ McCollum.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced NBA model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Celtics as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's New Orleans-Boston game," said Damien Souness from Dimers.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows the Celtics with a win probability of 86%, while the Pelicans have 14%."

For further insights into Sunday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Pelicans vs. Celtics predictions page.

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Pelicans vs. Celtics Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Sunday's game between the Celtics and Pelicans at TD Garden is scheduled to begin at 6:00PM ET.

• Who: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics
• Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
• Time: 6:00PM ET/3:00PM PT
• Venue: TD Garden
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster
• Merchandise: Buy Celtics and Pelicans gear at Fanatics

Dimers.com's full preview of Sunday's Pelicans vs. Celtics matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Pelicans vs. Celtics Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's NBA matchup between the Pelicans and Celtics 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Celtics an 86% chance of defeating the Pelicans. Our predicted final score has the Celtics winning 121-108.

According to our model, the Pelicans (+14.5) have a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 230.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Pelicans vs. Celtics Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Pelicans vs. Celtics Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Pelicans vs. Celtics matchup is on the over/under.

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Pelicans vs. Celtics Player Props

Betting on New Orleans vs. Boston NBA player props? We have crunched the numbers to project how each team's leading players will perform at TD Garden.

Zion Williamson is expected to lead the Pelicans with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, while Jayson Tatum is projected to have 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Celtics.

Dimers Pro users can access a full range of player props and projected box scores, including points, assists, rebounds and more, for every NBA game this season.

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Conclusion

We predict the Celtics, with an 86% win probability, will likely beat the Pelicans on Sunday.

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