The Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers meet for the third time early in the 2025-26 NBA season. The teams faced each other in their season openers in Boston, with the 76ers winning that game 117-116. Then, a little more than a week later, Boston pulled out a 109-108 win in Philly. Tonight’s game on Tuesday, November 11, takes place at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
The 76ers come into tonight’s game in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 6-4 record. Philly trails the first-place New York Knicks by a half-game. The 76ers are 3-2 at home this season, and are coming off a 111-108 home loss to the Detroit Pistons. The club opened the year 4-0, but is 1-3 in its past four outings.
The Celtics enter Tuesday’s rivalry matchup in fourth place in the Atlantic with a 5-6 mark. Boston opened the season with three straight losses. The club is 2-3 in its past five matchups, and is coming off a 111-107 road win over the Orlando Magic.
| Teams |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | +110 | +110 | +110 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | -130 | -130 | -130 |
| Boston +2.5 | -110 | -105 | -110 |
| Philadelphia -2.5 | -110 | -115 | -110 |
| Over 232.5 Points | -110 | -110 | -110 |
| Under 232.5 Points | -110 | -110 | -110 |
The Boston Celtics have been inconsistent this year, but that’ll happen when your best player, Jayson Tatum, is out injured. Last season, Tatum led the Celtics in points (26.8), rebounds (8.7), assists (6.0), and minutes. Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on May 12, 2024. While the club has not ruled its superstar out for the year, Tatum will not be back on the court any time soon.
Jaylen Brown has picked up some of the slack for Tatum, averaging a career-high 28.0 points per game early in the season on 31.8 minutes per game. However, after Brown, there is a drop-off with Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons at 15.0 points per game, and Derrick White at 14.9.
The Celtics have listed Sam Hauser as day-to-day after he suffered a wrist sprain during Sunday’s win over the Magic. Hauser averages 7.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.4 three-pointers in 22.7 minutes per game this season.
The Philadelphia 76ers had a rough go of things last week, dropping three games to Eastern Conference teams with records better than .500 (Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit.) That is a concerning development for the club, and something to keep an eye on as the 2025-26 NBA season moves forward.
Tyrese Maxey is leading the 76ers in scoring this year. Now in his sixth season with the team, Maxey is second in the NBA in scoring with 33.2 points per game. He is coming off his best season last year, where he averaged 26.3 points per outing on 37.7 minutes. This year, Maxey has been on the court for an average of 41.1 minutes per game. Rookie VJ Edgecombe has been a welcome addition to the club, averaging 16.3 points per game while leading the team in steals. Edgecombe has started all 10 games this year and is averaging 37.6 minutes per game.
The 76ers are in the midst of a stretch where they play 10 of 13 contests at home. They opened that run with a 130-120 win over Toronto before losing to Detroit on Sunday.
Philly expected to have Joel Embiid in the lineup for tonight’s game after he rested on Sunday, but it appears he will rest again on Tuesday. Embiid has not played more than 26 minutes in six games this year. He has averaged 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 23.3 minutes per outing.
The 76ers high-powered offense has fallen back to earth a bit over the past week. However, the team is still the No. 5 club in offensive rating, while the Celtics check in as the No. 13 squad in defensive rating.
If the first two games of the season is any indication, this will be a hard fought and very close contest, but Philadelphia’s offense at home will be too much for the Celtics.
The betting pick is for the Philadelphia 76ers to beat the Boston Celtics in Week 4 NBA action.
The first two games of this season’s series have been very close. Expect the same tonight.
The betting pick is to take the points with the Celtics.
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