Celtics vs. Warriors prediction, odds, line, time: 2026 NBA picks for Thursday, Feb. 19

A cross-conference matchup after the All-Star break on Thursday’s NBA schedule features the Boston Celtics visiting the Golden State Warriors. Boston (35-19) won six of its last seven heading into the All-Star Game and is in second place in the Eastern Conference, 5.5 games back of Detroit. Golden State (29-26) sits eighth in the West and has alternated wins and losses over its last four, most recently falling to San Antonio, 126-113, last Wednesday. Steph Curry (knee) remains out for Golden State, while Kristaps Porzingis (Achilles) is questionable to make his team debut.

Tipoff is at 10 p.m. ET from the Chase Center in San Francisco. These teams have split their season series each of the last four years as they meet for the first time this season. The latest Warriors vs. Celtics odds list Boston as the 5.5-point favorite, with the over/under at 211.5. Before making any Celtics vs. Warriors picks, check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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Now, the model has simulated Warriors vs. Celtics 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NBA odds and NBA betting lines for Celtics vs. Warriors:

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Top Celtics vs. Warriors predictions 

SportsLine’s model has simulated Warriors vs. Celtics 10,000 times and is going Over on the total (211.5 points). The last six regular season meetings between these two have been high-scoring affairs, with five of them surpassing 225 combined points. The six have averaged 232.5 points, while each team is also coming off the Over hitting in their last games before the All-Star break.

Golden State has heavily leaned over in recent home contests, with seven of its last eight at the Chase Center surpassing the total. Meanwhile, Boston has the No. 2 offensive rating in the league, and that end of the court is now even more potent with the recent trade acquisition of Nikola Vucevic. He’s one of 10 players projected to score more than 9 points, which enables the Over to hit 68% of the time in an A-rated pick.

How to make Warriors vs. Celtics picks

It also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can head to SportsLine to see the model’s NBA picks. 

So who wins Warriors vs. Celtics, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Celtics vs. Warriors spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.