2021 NBA Playoffs: Celtics vs. Nets odds, line, picks, Game 1 predictions from model on 99-66 roll

The Brooklyn Nets will take on the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Saturday as the 2021 NBA Playoffs get underway. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Nets are the No. 2 seed after going 48-24 during the regular season. Meanwhile, the Celtics are the No. 7 seed after going 36-36 and beating the Wizards in the play-in tournament. The Nets have dominated the Celtics in three matchups this season, winning and covering in all three games and winning by an average of 15 points per game.