Celtics vs. Rockets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 27

Celtics vs. Rockets Game Info

• Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: SCHN and NBCS-BOS

The Boston Celtics (32-14) hit the court against the Houston Rockets (30-14) as 6.5-point favorites on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on SCHN and NBCS-BOS. The matchup has a point total of 222.

Celtics vs. Rockets Odds & Spread

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Celtics vs. Rockets Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Celtics win (65.4%)

Celtics vs. Rockets Betting Trends

• The Celtics are 19-26-1 against the spread this season.
• The Rockets have 26 wins against the spread in 44 games this year.
• This season, Celtics games have hit the over 20 times out of 44 chances.
• Rockets games this year have gone over the total in 24 of 44 opportunities (54.5%).
• When playing at home, Boston has a worse record against the spread (8-15-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (11-11-1).
• The Celtics have hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (56.5%) than road tilts (30.4%).
• In 2024-25 against the spread, Houston has a lower winning percentage at home (.545, 12-9-1 record) than away (.636, 14-8-0).
• Rockets games have gone above the over/under 45.5% of the time at home (10 of 22), and 63.6% of the time on the road (14 of 22).

Celtics Leaders

• Jayson Tatum is averaging 27.1 points, 5.4 assists and 9 rebounds.
• Jaylen Brown is averaging 23 points, 6 boards and 4.8 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Derrick White's numbers on the season are 15.9 points, 4.4 boards and 4.1 assists per game, shooting 43.3% from the floor and 37% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.3 made 3-pointers.
• Payton Pritchard is averaging 14.1 points, 3.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds.
• Jrue Holiday is averaging 11.5 points, 3.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds.

Rockets Leaders

• Per game, Alperen Sengun gets the Rockets 19.3 points, 10.4 boards and 5 assists. He also averages 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks.
• The Rockets get 21.4 points per game from Jalen Green, plus 4.3 boards and 2.8 assists.
• The Rockets get 15.4 points per game from Fred VanVleet, plus 4 rebounds and 5.9 assists.
• Amen Thompson averages 13.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists. He is making 55.6% of his shots from the field.
• The Rockets receive 12.8 points per game from Dillon Brooks, plus 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

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