Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 07 Jan 2025

Side With Nuggets Against The Spread

There’s an awesome opportunity to back the Nuggets against the spread here. They should be able to produce a solid performance against the Celtics, with +5 making appeal at -108.

Nuggets 115-109 Win in Previous H2H Encounter

Boston Celtics suffered a defeat in their previous game. A 105-92 scoreline occurred on the road at Paycom Center against Oklahoma City Thunder. Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, with Jaylen Brown getting 21 and Kristaps Porzingis 19.

Denver Nuggets triumphed in their last game. It was on the road where San Antonio Spurs were beaten 122-111 (OT) at Frost Bank Center. Nikola Jokic had 46 points and 10 assists, Michael Porter Jr. registered 28 points and 10 rebounds, with Jamal Murray scoring 13 points.

The Nuggets won the most recent matchup between these teams. A 115-109 victory was registered against the Celtics at Ball Arena. The Nuggets have racked up three consecutive wins over the Celtics. Conversely, they have lost 6 of the past 10 on the head-to-head.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Celtics have 5 wins and 5 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 114.9 points, 45.8 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.7 blocks while shooting 46.5% from the field and 76.9% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 104.6 points and 43.7 rebounds per matchup.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 25.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.8 (39.6%) 3-pointers made.

The Nuggets have won 6 and lost 4 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 124.5 points, 46.2 rebounds, 33.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.6% from the field and 79.1% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 119.0 points and 44.3 rebounds.

Nikola Jokic is averaging 32.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 9.3 assists, while Michael Porter Jr. has an average of 3.6 (50.0%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics lineup: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford.

Denver Nuggets lineup: Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook, Dario Saric, Jamal Murray.

Expert NBA Analysis

A good deal of research goes into our NBA predictions. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Celtics vs Nuggets stats:

• The +5 line has been covered by Nuggets in all of their last 5 games.
• The +5 line has been covered by Nuggets in 8 of their last 10 games.
• The +5 line has been covered by Nuggets in 5 consecutive games.
• The -5 line hasn’t been covered by Celtics in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The -5 line hasn’t been covered by Celtics in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +5 line has been covered by Nuggets in 3 consecutive games against Celtics.

Celtics vs Nuggets Prediction

Our best bet is Denver Nuggets at +5 on the spread. A win or narrow defeat would mean our wager at -108 lands a really nice return for this NBA showdown.

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Nuggets +5 Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 51.8% likelihood of this pick winning. Our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

Our Pick

Nuggets +5 @ -108 Bet Now

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Player Props

Nikola Jokic Over 29.5 Points -115

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) has totaled an average of 36.6 points in the past 5 games. This leads us nicely to back him to cover the Player Points line, with odds of -115 on offer for this bet.

Latest Nikola Jokic Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 29.5

-115

Under 29.5

-115

Assists

Over 8.5

-130

Under 8.5

-103

Rebounds

Over 12.5

-103

Under 12.5

-130

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Derrick White Under 4.5 Assists -135

Derrick White (Celtics) has recorded Under 4.5 assists in 9 of the past 10 games. It therefore stands to reason that he might fall short when it comes to Player Assists and this pick is priced at -135.

Latest Derrick White Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 15.5

-104

Under 15.5

-128

Assists

Over 4.5

+102

Under 4.5

-135

Rebounds

Over 3.5

-127

Under 3.5

-106

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Correct Score Prediction

Celtics 115 - 114 Nuggets

For a fun wager, consider backing the Celtics to claim a 115-114 victory. Although it’s a speculative bet, we are expecting things to be close between the two teams.

Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Moneyline Odds Suggest Celtics Victory

Boston Celtics are -370 favorites and that means a 79% chance of winning this NBA game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. Denver Nuggets are the underdogs at +300 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The current spread is 8.5 and total points is 233.5. The beauty of the Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you’re going for Under 233.5, this outcome can be backed at -108.

If you think the Celtics can reach 20 points first, then odds of -170 are available for the favorites to win. On the flip side, the Nuggets are +140 to reach this total before their opponents.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Celtics

-370

Nuggets

+300

Point Spread

Celtics -8.5

-110

Nuggets +8.5

-110

Total Points

Under 233.5

-108

Over 233.5

-112

Nikola Jokic Favorite to Get Most Points

The favorite to land the most baskets is Nikola Jokic. Odds of -115 can be found for him scoring Over 29.5 points and there are the same odds for him to go Under.

Player Points

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)

Over 29.5

-115

Under 29.5

-115

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 28.5

-110

Under 28.5

-120

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 24.5

-105

Under 24.5

-127

Jamal Murray (Nuggets)

Over 21.5

-114

Under 21.5

-118

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 18.5

-125

Under 18.5

-106

Michael Porter Jr (Nuggets)

Over 18.5

-112

Under 18.5

-120

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 15.5

-104

Under 15.5

-128

Russell Westbrook (Nuggets)

Over 13.5

-123

Under 13.5

-108

Christian Braun (Nuggets)

Over 12.5

-133

Under 12.5

-100

Payton Pritchard (Celtics)

Over 12.5

-118

Under 12.5

-110

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 12.5

-108

Under 12.5

-123

Player Assists

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)

Over 8.5

-130

Under 8.5

-103

Russell Westbrook (Nuggets)

Over 7.5

+105

Under 7.5

-139

Jamal Murray (Nuggets)

Over 6.5

+110

Under 6.5

-147

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-120

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-109

Under 4.5

-122

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+102

Under 4.5

-135

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+106

Under 4.5

-141

Payton Pritchard (Celtics)

Over 3.5

+124

Under 3.5

-161

Christian Braun (Nuggets)

Over 2.5

+107

Under 2.5

-139

Michael Porter Jr (Nuggets)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+142

Player Rebounds

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)

Over 12.5

-103

Under 12.5

-130

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 9.5

-103

Under 9.5

-130

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 6.5

-137

Under 6.5

+104

Michael Porter Jr (Nuggets)

Over 6.5

-120

Under 6.5

-112

Russell Westbrook (Nuggets)

Over 6.5

-106

Under 6.5

-125

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

-100

Under 5.5

-132

Christian Braun (Nuggets)

Over 5.5

+117

Under 5.5

-154

Jamal Murray (Nuggets)

Over 4.5

+112

Under 4.5

-149

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-127

Under 3.5

-106

Payton Pritchard (Celtics)

Over 3.5

+102

Under 3.5

-132

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-130

Under 3.5

-103

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets Confirmed Lineup

0 Christian Braun

1 Michael Porter Jr.

4 Russell Westbrook

9 Dario Saric

27 Jamal Murray

Boston Celtics Confirmed Lineup

0 Jayson Tatum

4 Jrue Holiday

7 Jaylen Brown

8 Kristaps Porzingis

42 Al Horford

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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