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Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
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Celtics logo
Celtics
Boston
120
vs
Suns logo
Suns
Phoenix
112
BOS 78%22% PHX
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Boston Celtics 78% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Celtics:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Celtics defense (107.0 Opp PPG) better than Suns (111.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Celtics offense (114.3 PPG) outpaces Suns (112.5 PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage. Celtics are 0-0 at home this season

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: BOS 63% (−15)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: BOS 70% (−8)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: BOS 71% (−7)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: BOS 72% (−6)

Win probability movement

BOS home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement86%79%73%Feb 27Mar 16

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

Suns (away)
Celtics (home)
22%
Win probability
78%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Celtics defeated the Suns 120-112.

Our model predicted the Celtics would win with 78% 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 (107.0 Opp PPG) better than Suns (111.2 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Celtics and was a contributing factor: Celtics offense (114.3 PPG) outpaces Suns (112.5 PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Celtics and was a notable factor: Celtics are 0-0 at home this season

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

Celtics won 120-112

Celtics won comfortably

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Celtics at 78%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Boston Celtics
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Boston Celtics
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Boston Celtics
  • Recent FormFavors Boston Celtics
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Celtics defense (107.0 Opp PPG) better than Suns (111.2 Opp PPG)

Celtics

Offensive Efficiency

Celtics offense (114.3 PPG) outpaces Suns (112.5 PPG)

Celtics

Recent Form

Celtics (44-23) in better form than Suns (39-28)

Celtics

Turnover Differential

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

Neutral

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/16/2026, 8:30:05 AM

Key Players

Suns

Jalen GreenG
Luke KennardG
Pat SpencerG
Amir CoffeyG
Koby BreaG

Celtics

Devin CarterG
Mike ConleyG
Hugo GonzalezG
Derrick WhiteG
Max ShulgaG

Frequently Asked Questions

Celtics has a 78% win probability, while Suns has a 22% 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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