Boston Celtics125
Philadelphia 76ers120
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSBoston Celtics | 34 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 125 |
| PHIPhiladelphia 76ers | 28 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 120 |
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia · 19,746 fans · Fri, Oct 16, 4:10 PM PT tip · preseason
Tuna’s ticket
+$329.31
Boston to win at 21¢, on $87.54
Boston on Kalshi
39.5¢ to 21.5¢
2 PM PT to the tip
Closing line
BOS +330
DraftKings; opened +154
Spread
PHI −10.5
opened −5.5; Boston won by 5
Bench points
77 to 36
Boston’s bench, ESPN box
NBA preseason · Fri, Oct 16 · Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
Celtics at 76ers: the odds, who sat and why Boston hit 21%
Boston opened the week a +154 underdog and about 46¢ on Kalshi. By the 4:10 PM PT tip it was +330 and 21.5¢: the Celtics rested every regular for the preseason finale and Philadelphia started Embiid, Maxey, Brown and LeBron James. Here is when the price moved, what moved it, and the ticket Exclusive Tuna bought at 21¢ before the tip.
Exclusive TunaLead writerPublished · Graded from Kalshi’s settlement and ESPN’s final box score
After the overtime: the price through the game, the 76ers starters’ exits and ESPN’s box score. See the result
The odds from the open to the tip
| Market | Celtics | 76ers |
|---|---|---|
| To win, open | +154 (39.4%) | −185 (64.9%) |
| To win, close | +330 (23.3%) | −425 (81%) |
| Spread, open to close | +5.5 to +10.5 | −5.5 to −10.5 |
| Total, open to close | 224.5 to 225.5 (finished 245) | |
Every number moved one way. The 76ers went from a −5.5 favorite to −10.5, and Boston’s moneyline from +154 (39.4% implied) to +330 (23.3%). Kalshi landed in the same place: 21.5¢ for Boston to win at the tip. Boston came in 3-0 in the preseason, Philadelphia 1-2.1
Why the price moved: 46¢ Monday, 21.5¢ at the tip
The price fell in three steps. On Wednesday, Oct 14, Boston to win dropped from 45.5¢ to 33¢ inside one hour after 4 PM PT and sat in the low 30s through Thursday. It climbed back on Friday morning, from 33¢ at 5 AM to 39.5¢ by early afternoon. Then the rest news hit: 39.5¢ to 33.5¢ between 2:15 and 2:23 PM PT, and 33.5¢ to 21.5¢ between 3:34 and 3:55 PM PT, around Boston’s lineup of training-camp players going out at 3:47.
| Time | What was reported | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 8:04 AM | Action Network preview: Philadelphia close to full strength, no Boston rest flagged; Boston +190 to winsrc | 36.5¢ |
| Fri 10:38 AM | Covers: Nick Nurse plans to play his starters into the third quarter; Boston resting players would be no surprisesrc | 38.5¢ |
| Fri 3:47 PM | Boston’s starting five: Milos Uzan, Hayden Gray, Tucker DeVries, Gabe McGlothan, Chris Cenac Jr., with Sam Cassell coachingsrc | 23.5¢ |
| Fri 4:10 PM | Tip-off at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Philadelphia starts Maxey, Caldwell-Pope, Brown, James and Embiidsrc | 21.5¢ |
Who played, and who did not
- Boston sat its regulars. Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, Neemias Queta and Mike Conley did not play, and Devin Carter was out ill. Sam Cassell coached.6 The Celtics started Milos Uzan, Hayden Gray, Tucker DeVries, Gabe McGlothan and Chris Cenac Jr.3
- Philadelphia started its stars: Tyrese Maxey, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jaylen Brown in his first game against Boston since the trade, LeBron James and Joel Embiid. Nick Nurse had said he planned to play them into the third quarter.4
- It was the last preseason game for both teams. Boston opens the regular season at Detroit.
The ticket, bought at 21¢ before the tip
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Win
NBA · Fri, Oct 16Exclusive TunaWriter
YES Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
- Entry
- 21¢
- Target
- $1.00
- Fallback
- N/A
+$329.31 on $87.54 (+376.2%)
Proof: the ticket on Kalshi (opens in new tab)
Locked Oct 16, 4:10 PM PT, before the start · graded Oct 17, 12:30 PM PT from Kalshi's settlement
Winner · paid in full at $1.00
Held to settlement at 100¢
Lockedlead time not on file
A Kalshi position, bought before the 4:10 PM PT tip: $87.54 for 416.85 contracts of Boston to win at 21¢. It pays $1.00 a contract on a Boston win, overtime included. See the ticket on Kalshi · Read Tuna’s column
Questions people ask
Who won Celtics vs 76ers on Oct 16, 2026?
The Boston Celtics won 125-120 in overtime at Xfinity Mobile Arena in the preseason finale for both teams. Regulation ended 115-115 after Ron Harper Jr. tied it with 51.5 seconds left, and Boston won overtime 10-5. Boston finished the preseason 4-0, Philadelphia 1-3.
Why were the Celtics such big underdogs?
Boston rested its regulars: Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Paul George and others sat, and five training-camp players started. Philadelphia started Tyrese Maxey, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James and Joel Embiid. DraftKings moved Boston from +154 to +330 and the spread from 5.5 to 10.5; on Kalshi Boston to win fell from 39.5 cents at 2 PM PT to 21.5 cents at the tip.
Did the 76ers starters play the whole game?
No. LeBron James left for good with 3:25 left in the third, Embiid and Maxey did not play in the fourth, and Jaylen Brown left with 7:51 to go. The five starters played 136 of the game's 265 player minutes. They were +66 together; the bench was -91.
Does a Kalshi NBA game market count overtime?
Yes. Boston to win paid on the final result, 125-120 after overtime. It traded as low as 8.5 cents late in the third quarter and settled at $1.00.
What did Exclusive Tuna buy on this game?
Boston to win, before the tip, at 21 cents: $87.54 for 416.85 contracts. It paid $416.85, a profit of $329.31 (+376.2%).
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Sources
- ESPN game summary, event 401898407: score by quarter and overtime, box score, play log with ESPN’s logged times, DraftKings open and close; and ESPN’s Oct 16 NBA scoreboard. Read Sat, Oct 17. Kept as data/results/nba-2026-10-16-bos-phi-espn.json. Open the game on ESPN
- Kalshi public API, Boston to win (Celtics at 76ers, Oct 16): hourly candles from Mon, Oct 12 and one-minute candles from 1 PM PT Oct 16 to settlement, read Sat, Oct 17. Prices are the middle of the closing bid and ask. Kept as data/results/nba-2026-10-16-bos-phi-kalshi.json.
- CelticsBlog via Yahoo Sports, “Celtics announce unexpected starting lineup,” Oct 16, 10:47 PM UTC (3:47 PM PT). Read it
- Covers, NBA preseason moneyline picks for Friday, Oct 16, 2026 (1:38 PM ET). Read it
- Action Network preview via Yahoo Sports, Celtics vs 76ers prediction, Oct 16, 12:04 PM UTC (8:04 AM ET). Read it
- MassLive via Yahoo Sports, 4 takeaways as the Celtics beat the Sixers, Oct 17, 3:04 AM UTC: who sat for Boston and the 18-5 offensive rebounds. Read it
- Tuna’s Kalshi post, “Why the weird odds?”: BOS Celtics, 21% chance, cost $87.54, paid out $416.85. See the ticket on Kalshi
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