Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks Prediction, Odds and Game 4 Picks for Today, 05/12/25

Over 208.5 points (-110)

The Boston Celtics finally found their scoring touch in Game 3, putting up 117 points on the New York Knicks. What helped them get there was a revival from behind the arc, with the team knocking down 20 three-pointers on 50% shooting. It will be down to the hosts now to muster up a response. They themselves made just 5 shots from beyond the arc on 20% shooting. Do not expect them to be that cold again. At home during the regular season, they knocked down 37.2% of their three-point attempts. They should return to this efficiency before long. All 4 of the regular-season games between these teams easily surpassed the combined 210-point mark, as did Game 1 of the series. With the Celtics locking in, we should be getting back to that in Game 4.

With Kristaps Porzingis moving to the bench it does take away from the rim protection the Celtics have down low. The Knicks outscored the Celtics 48-34 in the paint and should continue seeing success on Monday night. Expect the Knicks to come out playing faster offensively too. They have consistently found themselves falling behind in each of the games in this series, leaving themselves a massive task to come back into the matchup. Look for Jalen Brunson to try and get going early. He has not had a 30-point game so far this series but had his most efficient night shooting from the field in Game 3. I’m expecting us to see the highest-scoring game of the series so far tonight.

Jaylen Brown 2+ made threes (-148)

The reigning NBA Finals MVP has had a decent postseason run so far, averaging almost the same numbers as he did during the regular season. He has woken up, along with the entire Celtics team offensively, making a pair of threes in 3 of his last 4 games with the only outlier being Game 1 against the Knicks, where he went 1-for-10 from deep. Game 4 is the perfect opportunity to assert himself as the Celtics look to send out a message and even things up.

With the floodgates finally opening from downtown in Game 3, this New York defense should have issues trying to cover here as Boston has just too many shooters to rely on. The ball movement has been on point this entire series and I don’t expect that to change going into Monday’s game. With a couple of open looks almost a given, Brown should be able to maintain his solid shooting streak here.

OG Anunoby to score 15+ points (-120)

Other than Karl-Anthony Towns and Brunson, the Knicks are desperate to get something going offensively after back-to-back games with just 91 and 93 points scored. OG Anunoby has now laid an egg in both of those games, after a superb series opener where he had 29 points, including 6 threes. He’s shooting 41.2% from downtown for the series and so far this postseason he’s had 5 games of at least 3 threes made, which gives me hope he can provide the Knicks with a necessary lift here.

With no Porzingis manning the middle for Boston, the painted area should be exposed and this is where Anunoby can flourish in attacking the basket. He has failed to attempt a free throw in 2 consecutive games, and I’m sure head coach Tom Thibodeau is keeping an eye on that and will instruct his player to be more aggressive in Game 4. In his last 8 games against Boston, Anunoby has scored in double figures 5 times, so let’s hope he gets going here to bring home our Celtics vs Knicks Same Game Parlay.