Celtics vs. Suns Dunkel NBA Picks, Predictions and Odds - March 16

Two of the NBA's top players will be on display when Jaylen Brown (28.2 points per game, seventh in league) and the Boston Celtics (44-23) welcome in Devin Booker (25.4, 11th) and the Phoenix Suns (39-28) on March 16, 2026 on NBCS-BOS, AZFamily, and Suns+.

Monday's matchup between the Celtics and the Suns features the Celtics as strong 8.5-point favorites. The point total for the game is 214.5.

Celtics vs. Suns Odds and Game Time

• Game day: Monday, March 16, 2026
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Arena: TD Garden
• Total: 214.5 points
• Spread: Celtics -8.5
• Moneyline: Celtics (-400), Suns (+315)

How to watch Celtics vs. Suns

• TV Channel: NBCS-BOS, AZFamily, Suns+

Betting the Over/Under: Celtics vs. Suns

• Celtics games this season have featured more combined points than this contest's total of 214.5 points 41 times.
• The Suns have combined with their opponent to score more than 214.5 points in 45 of 67 games this season.
• These two teams score 226.7 points per game combined, 12.2 more than this game's over/under.
• Opponents of these teams average 218.2 points per game combined, 3.7 more points than this matchup's total.

Betting the Spread: Celtics vs. Suns

• Boston has compiled a 39-27-1 record against the spread this season.
• The Celtics are 16-8 ATS this season when playing as at least 8.5-point favorites.
• The Suns have put together a 40-25-2 ATS record so far this season.
• When playing as at least 8.5-point underdogs this season, Phoenix has an ATS record of 4-5-1.
• At home this season, the Celtics are 16-16 against the spread and 22-10 overall.
• As a 8.5-point favorite or more at home, Boston is 11-7 ATS.
• This year on the road, the Suns are 20-11-1 against the spread and 17-15 overall.
• This year Phoenix is 3-1 ATS as 8.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Celtics vs. Suns

• The Celtics have a 35-13 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 72.9% of those games).
• This season, the Suns have won 13 out of the 33 games, or 39.4%, in which they've been the underdog.
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -400 or shorter, Boston has a record of 13-3 (81.2% win percentage).
• Phoenix has not won as an underdog of +315 or more on the moneyline this season in five games with those odds or longer.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 80.0%.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Celtics vs. Suns

• Pick ATS: Suns (+ 8.5)
• Pick OU: Over (214.5)
  
• Prediction: Suns 113 - Celtics 112
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