Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds | 03 Jan 2025

Celtics Should Shine In This Game

Get with the Celtics with a -3 spread. We’re backing them at -108 to enjoy a solid victory when they go head to head with the Rockets.

Celtics Have Claimed 7 Wins in 10 on H2H

Boston Celtics have won two on the spin, triumphing 118-115 in their previous game. This was on the road against Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, with Derrick White getting 26 and Sam Hauser 15.

Houston Rockets won their last game which was at home. It was a 110-99 triumph at Toyota Center against Dallas Mavericks. On the points front, Alperen Sengun recorded 23, Jalen Green 22 and Dillon Brooks 19.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Celtics have claimed back-to-back victories over the Rockets. At TD Garden they won 145-113 before winning 116-107 at Toyota Center. It’s been seven Celtics wins in the past 10 games beween these teams.

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	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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6 wins and 4 losses in the past 10 games. The Celtics are averaging 118.3 points, 47.6 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.3 blocks while shooting 47.1% from the field and 74.6% from the free-throw line. The opposition average 105.2 points and 44.8 rebounds per matchup.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 23.4 points and 9.0 rebounds, while Payton Pritchard averages 4.8 assist and 3.5 (40.7%) 3-pointers.

The Rockets have won 7 and lost 3 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 111.5 points, 47.8 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field and 77.6% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 105.8 points and 41.2 rebounds.

Jalen Green is averaging 20.2 points, Alperen Sengun 10.8 rebounds and Fred VanVleet 5.8 assists, while Dillon Brooks has an average of 2.4 (40.0%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics lineup: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Sam Hauser.

Houston Rockets lineup: Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun, Jeff Green.

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets Prediction & Betting Tips

Celtics at -3 could be the best wager to have on the spread. -108 is available and our pick would mean a solid victory for the favorites in this NBA matchup.

The team at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest injuries and the form guide also informs our NBA picks. This data is combined with the latest stats.

Key Celtics vs Rockets stats:

• The -3 line has been covered by Celtics in 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -3 line has been covered by Celtics in 16 of their last 20 games on the road.
• The -3 line has been covered by Celtics in 2 consecutive games.
• The -3 line has been covered by Celtics in 2 consecutive games against Rockets.

Celtics -3 Probability

The sportsbooks are estimating that there is a 51.8% likelihood of this pick winning. After careful examination, our team calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

If you’re looking for a bigger potential return on your stake, there is always the alternative to move the line. Consider the odds and whether each line can be covered.

Our Pick

Celtics -3 @ -108 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Fred VanVleet Over 4.5 Rebounds -135

Fred VanVleet (Rockets) has covered the 4.5 rebounds total in 6 straight games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of -135 that this happens.

Latest Fred VanVleet Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 15.5

-120

Under 15.5

-110

Assists

Over 6.5

-108

Under 6.5

-123

Rebounds

Over 4.5

-127

Under 4.5

-105

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Jayson Tatum Over 28.5 Points -112

Jayson Tatum (Celtics) has averaged 34.25 points in the past 4 road games. We think that he can therefore cover the line and we’ll wager on his Player Points at betting odds of -112.

Latest Jayson Tatum Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 28.5

-114

Under 28.5

-118

Assists

Over 5.5

+116

Under 5.5

-154

Rebounds

Over 9.5

-115

Under 9.5

-115

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Correct Score Prediction

Celtics 110 - 103 Rockets

The Celtics might be able to claim a win and we’re siding with a 110-103 scoreline in their favor. A small stake can provide a big return and there are tasty odds available.

Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets 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

The sportsbooks have Boston Celtics at -130 when it comes to the Moneyline betting, implying the favorites are 56% likely to win this game according to the latest odds. Houston Rockets are the underdogs at +108 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

2 is the spread and 221.5 is the total points line. Having a bet on the Totals is one of the most popular basketball wagers. Those expecting a low total can back Under 221.5 at -112.

You can back the Celtics to make a fast start and hit the 20-point mark first. The favorites are -120 to achieve this, with the Rockets -110 to win the race to this total.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Celtics

-130

Rockets

+108

Point Spread

Celtics -2

-110

Rockets +2

-110

Total Points

Under 221.5

-112

Over 221.5

-108

Jayson Tatum Favorite to Score the Most Baskets

The favorite to score most points is Jayson Tatum. You can get -114 that he scores Over 28.5 points or -118 that he goes Under.

Player Points

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 28.5

-114

Under 28.5

-118

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 22.5

-108

Under 22.5

-122

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 20.5

-112

Under 20.5

-120

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 19.5

-122

Under 19.5

-108

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 16.5

-130

Under 16.5

-103

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 15.5

-120

Under 15.5

-110

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 15.5

-120

Under 15.5

-110

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 15.5

-106

Under 15.5

-125

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 12.5

-122

Under 12.5

-109

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

Over 11.5

-108

Under 11.5

-123

Player Assists

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 6.5

-108

Under 6.5

-123

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+116

Under 5.5

-154

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 5.5

+120

Under 5.5

-159

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-164

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-164

Under 3.5

+123

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-123

Under 3.5

-108

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-135

Under 2.5

+102

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 1.5

-110

Under 1.5

-120

Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 11.5

+108

Under 11.5

-143

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 9.5

-115

Under 9.5

-115

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 6.5

+117

Under 6.5

-156

Jabari Smith Jr (Rockets)

Over 6.5

-104

Under 6.5

-128

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+102

Under 5.5

-135

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-152

Under 4.5

+114

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 4.5

-127

Under 4.5

-105

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+125

Under 4.5

-167

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 4.5

+108

Under 4.5

-143

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+102

Under 4.5

-135

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

9 Dillon Brooks

28 Alperen Sengun

32 Jeff Green

Boston Celtics Confirmed Lineup

0 Jayson Tatum

4 Jrue Holiday

8 Kristaps Porzingis

9 Derrick White

30 Sam Hauser

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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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