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Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Celtics logo
Celtics
Boston
120
vs
Warriors logo
Warriors
Golden State
99
BOS 77%23% GSW
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Boston Celtics 77% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Celtics:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Celtics defense (107.1 Opp PPG) better than Warriors (114.4 Opp PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage. Celtics are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form. Celtics (45-23) in better form than Warriors (33-35)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: BOS 56% (−21)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: BOS 70% (−7)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: BOS 70% (−7)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: BOS 75% (−2)

Win probability movement

BOS home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement83%76%70%Feb 27Mar 18

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueTD Garden
Boston, MA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Warriors (away)
Celtics (home)
23%
Win probability
77%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Celtics defeated the Warriors 120-99.

Our model predicted the Celtics would win with 77% confidence -- and they delivered. This was a high-confidence call that played out as expected.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Celtics and was a major factor: Celtics defense (107.1 Opp PPG) better than Warriors (114.4 Opp PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Celtics and was a notable factor: Celtics are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form favored the Celtics and was a contributing factor: Celtics (45-23) in better form than Warriors (33-35)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Celtics won 120-99

Celtics won in a blowout

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Celtics at 77%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Boston Celtics
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Boston Celtics
  • Recent FormFavors Boston Celtics
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Golden State Warriors
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

GSW
BOS
Defensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours GSW|Favours BOS

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Celtics defense (107.1 Opp PPG) better than Warriors (114.4 Opp PPG)

Celtics

Recent Form

Celtics (45-23) in better form than Warriors (33-35)

Celtics

Offensive Efficiency

Warriors offense (115.1 PPG) outpaces Celtics (114.2 PPG)

Warriors

Turnover Differential

Celtics turnover differential (+0) vs Warriors (+0)

Neutral

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/18/2026, 8:30:03 AM

Key Players

Warriors

Stephen CurryG
Will RichardG
Nate WilliamsG
Dalen TerryG
LJ CryerG

Celtics

Mike ConleyG
Hugo GonzalezG
Derrick WhiteG
Max ShulgaG
Milos UzanG

Frequently Asked Questions

Celtics has a 77% win probability, while Warriors has a 23% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at TD Garden in Boston, MA.

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