Nuggets vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 7

Nuggets vs. Celtics Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• Venue: Ball Arena -- Denver, Colorado
• Coverage: TNT and NBCS-BOS

A pair of the league's best 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 9-point favorites. The matchup's point total is set at 232.5.

Nuggets vs. Celtics Odds & Spread

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Nuggets vs. Celtics Prediction & Pick

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Nuggets vs. Celtics Betting Trends

• The Celtics have covered the spread in a game 15 times this season (15-20-1).
• The Nuggets have 15 wins against the spread in 34 games this year.
• Celtics games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under 16 times out of 34 chances this season.
• Nuggets games this season have gone over the total in 22 of 34 opportunities (64.7%).
• Boston has done a better job covering the spread in road games (8-8-1) than it has at home (7-12-0).
• The Celtics have eclipsed the total in a higher percentage of games at home (57.9%) than road games (29.4%).
• This season, Denver is 7-9-0 at home against the spread (.438 winning percentage). Away, it is 8-9-1 ATS (.444).
• Nuggets games have finished above the over/under 62.5% of the time at home (10 of 16), and 66.7% of the time away (12 of 18).

Celtics Leaders

• Tatum is averaging 28.1 points, 5.5 assists and 9.4 rebounds.
• Jaylen Brown is averaging 24.3 points, 4.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds.
• Derrick White averages 17.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists, shooting 45.2% from the field and 39.2% from downtown, with 3.6 made 3-pointers per game (eighth in league).
• Payton Pritchard is averaging 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Jrue Holiday is averaging 12 points, 3.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds.

Nuggets Leaders

• Jokic's numbers on the season are 31.5 points, 13 rebounds and 9.7 assists per contest. He is also draining 55.3% of his shots from the floor and 47.3% from 3-point range (first in NBA), with an average of 2.3 triples.
• The Nuggets get 19.1 points per game from Michael Porter Jr., plus 6.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
• The Nuggets are getting 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game from Jamal Murray.
• Russell Westbrook averages 12 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists. He is sinking 45.4% of his shots from the field and 31.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 triples per contest.
• Per game, Christian Braun gives the Nuggets 13.9 points, 4.8 boards and 2.2 assists, plus 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks.

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