Celtics vs. Kings Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Celtics vs. Kings NBA game on January 1, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
FINAL
NBA
FINAL
NBA
Celtics
120
106
Golden 1 Center
Kings
Golden 1 Center
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Celtics | 28 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 120 |
Kings | 29 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 106 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
- Celtics
- Kings
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Celtics | 28 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 120 |
Kings | 29 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 106 |
Q4 00:44 Kings misses three point jump shot
Q4 00:53 Celtics makes two point jump shot
Q4 1:17 Kings misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:24 Celtics misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:46 Kings misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:53 Celtics makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:13 Celtics misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:39 Kings makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:59 Kings misses three point jump shot
Q4 3:09 Celtics misses three point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
- End of 4th Quarter.
- Celtics turnover
- Sam Hauser defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot120-106
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Kings personal foul
- Neemias Queta misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Celtics offensive rebound
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 2 of 2118-106
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot117-106
- Celtics personal foul
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Instant replay
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Derrick White)
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- +1DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2115-105
- +1DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2115-106
- Celtics lineup change (Hugo Gonzalez, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Derrick White)
- Keegan Murray defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot115-104
- Kings personal foul
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2115-102
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Payton Pritchard offensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Keegan Murray defensive rebound
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
- Russell Westbrook turnover (lost ball)
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Kings turnover
- DeMar DeRozan misses two point jump shot
- Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
- Kings 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Derrick White)
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Derrick White)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot114-102
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot112-102
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot110-102
- Celtics personal foul
- Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul)
- Kings lineup change (DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Sam Hauser defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot110-100
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot106-100
- Kings personal foul
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1107-100
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2104-99
- +1Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2104-100
- Kings personal foul
- Kings 60 second timeout
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2103-98
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2104-98
- Celtics personal foul
- +1DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2102-97
- +1DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2102-98
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray)
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot102-96
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Kings personal foul
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
- Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Luka Garza misses two point tip layup
- Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot99-96
- Kings personal foul
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 298-94
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 299-94
- Kings lineup change (DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Maxime Raynaud makes regular free throw 1 of 297-93
- +1Maxime Raynaud makes regular free throw 2 of 297-94
- Kings lineup change (Nique Clifford, DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Dennis Schroder)
- Dennis Schroder defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot97-92
- Celtics defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot95-92
- Kings personal foul
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot93-92
- Nique Clifford offensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot93-90
- Sam Hauser defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot90-90
- Kings personal foul
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 289-88
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 290-88
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot88-88
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Kings offensive rebound
- End of 3rd Quarter.
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Anfernee Simons, Sam Hauser, Derrick White)
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, Nique Clifford, DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Dennis Schroder)
- Kings turnover
- Celtics turnover
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot86-88
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot86-86
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Keegan Murray offensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot84-86
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot84-84
- Jump ball. (Derrick White gains possession)
- Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Precious Achiuwa technical foul
- Neemias Queta technical foul
- Neemias Queta technical foul (Double)
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Keon Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Kings offensive rebound
- Celtics lineup change (Hugo Gonzalez, Anfernee Simons, Neemias Queta, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
- +1Keon Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 282-84
- Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 1 of 282-82
- +1Precious Achiuwa makes regular free throw 2 of 282-83
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, Nique Clifford, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- Keegan Murray defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Kings turnover
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot82-81
- Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot80-81
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot77-81
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Anfernee Simons, Baylor Scheierman, Jaylen Brown)
- Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot77-79
- Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot77-77
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot74-77
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown)
- DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot74-74
- Celtics personal foul
- Payton Pritchard turnover (offensive foul)
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot74-72
- Dennis Schroder defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Kings personal foul
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot74-69
- Kings 60 second timeout
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray)
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot74-66
- Sam Hauser defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot71-66
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot69-66
- Kings defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot69-63
- Kings personal foul
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 268-61
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 269-61
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot67-61
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot65-61
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Keegan Murray defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Kings turnover
- End of 1st Half.
- Celtics lineup change (Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot62-61
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot60-61
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot58-61
- Payton Pritchard offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot56-61
- Celtics turnover
- Jump ball. (Derrick White gains possession)
- Kings turnover
- Celtics turnover
- Celtics personal foul
- +1DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 256-58
- +1DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 256-59
- Celtics lineup change (Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
- Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot56-57
- Kings personal foul
- Neemias Queta misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Celtics offensive rebound
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 2 of 256-55
- Kings personal foul
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot55-55
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot55-53
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot53-53
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot51-53
- Kings 60 second timeout
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot51-51
- Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Kings personal foul
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot49-51
- DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Kings personal foul
- Celtics lineup change (Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Neemias Queta, Jaylen Brown)
- Kings lineup change (DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray)
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot49-49
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Kings defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Jaylen Brown)
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray)
- Kings lineup change (DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray)
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Jaylen Brown)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot49-47
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot46-47
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot46-45
- Kings 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Anfernee Simons, Baylor Scheierman, Derrick White)
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- Kings turnover
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot44-45
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot41-45
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot41-43
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot38-43
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot38-40
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot35-40
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot35-37
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot32-37
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot32-34
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot30-34
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot30-32
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot28-32
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- End of 1st Quarter.
- Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot28-29
- Kings turnover
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot25-29
- Kings personal foul
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Hugo Gonzalez, Anfernee Simons, Sam Hauser, Derrick White)
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot23-29
- Dennis Schroder defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Kings turnover
- Celtics turnover
- Drew Eubanks offensive rebound
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot23-26
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Kings personal foul
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 222-24
- Kings lineup change (Drew Eubanks, Malik Monk, Keon Ellis, Nique Clifford, Dennis Schroder)
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White)
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 223-24
- Kings turnover
- Keon Ellis defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Kings lineup change (Drew Eubanks, Keon Ellis, Nique Clifford, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Luka Garza defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Kings defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot21-23
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 121-24
- Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Kings 60 second timeout
- Kings lineup change (Keon Ellis, Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud, Keegan Murray, Dennis Schroder)
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot21-21
- Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot18-21
- Sam Hauser defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- Celtics lineup change (Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown)
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot15-21
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot15-19
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot12-19
- Keegan Murray defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot12-17
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Anfernee Simons, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Jaylen Brown)
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot12-15
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot11-13
- Kings personal foul
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 1 of 112-13
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot9-13
- DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot9-11
- Jordan Walsh defensive rebound
- Kings misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot6-11
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot4-11
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot4-8
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Kings misses two point jump shot
- Kings offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot2-8
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot0-8
- Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Kings makes two point jump shot0-5
- Celtics turnover
- +3Kings makes three point jump shot0-3
- Celtics turnover
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Kings lineup change (DeMar DeRozan, Maxime Raynaud, Russell Westbrook, Precious Achiuwa, Keegan Murray)
- Celtics lineup change (Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Jaylen Brown, Jordan Walsh, Derrick White)
- Start of 1st Quarter
- (Derrick White gains possession)
Box Score
Player Stats
Team Stats
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Celtics vs. Kings: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Celtics vs. Kings
- Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Venue: Golden 1 Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Celtics favored at -9.5
- Total (Over/Under): 229
- Moneyline Odds: Celtics -405, Kings +340
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Celtics: 78%
- Kings: 22%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Celtics 119-110 Kings.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Celtics a win probability of 78%, while the Kings have a win probability of 22%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Celtics are more likely to beat the Kings in the NBA game at Golden 1 Center on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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