Two of the league’s top scorers face off when Jayson Tatum (fourth, 28.1 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (26-10) visit Nikola Jokic (second, 31.5 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (20-14) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET on TNT and NBCS-BOS. The Celtics are 8-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under set at 234.5 points.
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Celtics Cover -8 vs Nuggets -110
Celtics vs. Nuggets betting lines
- Celtics odds to win: -330
- Nuggets odds to win: +261
- Spread: Celtics (-8)
- Total: 234.5
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Celtics Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- Boston has covered the spread eight times on the road and are 13-4 in road contests.
- This season, Boston is 5-6 ATS on the road as 8-point favorites or more.
- On the road this year, Celtics games have hit the over on the set point total five times.
- This season on the road, Boston and its opponents have averaged a total of 229.3 points per contest, 5.2 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.
Celtics Recent Trends
- The Celtics have covered the spread five times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- The Celtics and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
- The Celtics’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 227.1 points scored. That’s 7.4 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
- Across their last 10 games, the Celtics have scored 3.6 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Celtics Betting Records
- The Celtics have won 76.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (26-8).
- Boston has gone 20-5 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -330 or shorter (winning 80%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 76.7%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 (18th in NBA) | 45.2 (fifth) | 45.1 (10th) | 44.1 (14th) | 25.4 (17th) | 11.5 (second) |
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Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- The Nuggets have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 10 times this year.
- The Nuggets are 10-6 in home contests with a 7-9 record against the spread at home.
- This year, the Nuggets are 2-1 ATS at home as 8-point underdogs or more.
- Recent performance seems to go against the Nuggets to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 230.8 points per contest this season.
Nuggets Recent Trends
- The Nuggets are 6-4 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their last 10 games.
- Nuggets’ last 10 contests saw six hit the over.
- The last 10 Nuggets games averaged 236.1 total points, 1.6 more points than this matchup’s point total.
- During their last 10 games, the Nuggets have scored 3.7 more points per contest compared to their 120.8 PPG season-long scoring average.
Nuggets Betting Records
- Denver has been underdogs in nine games this season and won five (55.6%) of those contests.
- The Nuggets have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +261 moneyline set for this game.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 27.7% chance to win.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.8 (second in NBA) | 46.7 (18th) | 45.4 (seventh) | 43.9 (13th) | 31.7 (first) | 13.6 (12th) |
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