Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 27 Jan 2025

Bet on a Higher Total than the Line Suggests

We’re confident that Over 222 is the value play at -110. We’re expecting the Rockets and the Celtics to rack up the points, so we’ll have a bet on the totals.

Celtics H2H Record Includes 8 Wins in 10

Houston Rockets have triumphed in back-to-back games. The latest was on the road where Cleveland Cavaliers were beaten 135-131 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Amen Thompson put on a huge performance, notching a triple-double featuring 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

Boston Celtics got the win in their last game. A 122-107 triumph occurred on the road at American Airlines Center when meeting Dallas Mavericks. On the points front, Jayson Tatum recorded 24, Derrick White 23 and Jaylen Brown 22.

The Celtics beat the Rockets when the teams last met. It was a 109-86 scoreline at Toyota Center. The Celtics have racked up three straight victories over the Rockets. On the head-to-head front, they have won 8 of the past 10.

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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The Rockets have 8 wins and 2 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 121.3 points, 46.6 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 11.2 steals and 4.3 blocks while shooting 47.8% from the field and 69.4% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 114.9 points and 41.3 rebounds per matchup.

Jalen Green is averaging 27.4 points and 4.4 (48.9%) 3-pointers made. Amen Thompson averages 10.6 rebounds and Fred VanVleet 5.1 assists.

The Celtics have won 6 and lost 4 of their last 10 contests. Averaging 112.8 points, 45.3 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field and 79.3% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points and 46.5 rebounds.

Jayson Tatum is averaging 23.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.8 (29.8%) 3-pointers made, while Jaylen Brown has an average of 5.5 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

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

Boston Celtics lineup: Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Luke Kornet.

Expert NBA Analysis

The NBA picks stem from knowing the team news and the latest form for each franchise. We work hard to unearth the most pertinent stats which can also act as a guide.

Key Rockets vs Celtics stats:

• The 222 line has been covered in all of the last 5 Rockets games on the road.
• The 222 line has been covered in 8 of the last 10 Rockets games.
• The 222 line has been covered in the last 7 Rockets games on the road.
• The 222 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Celtics games at home.
• The 222 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Celtics games.

Rockets vs Celtics Prediction

There are odds of -110 about Over 222 points and this looks generous for this NBA showdown. The bar might have been set too low in terms of the total line.

It’s possible to increase the odds on your Over bet by combining it with other picks. A Bet Builder allows you to place multiple wagers from the same game into one single parlay.

Over 222 Probability

According to the sportsbooks, there’s a 52.4% likelihood of our pick landing a return. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

Our Pick

Over 222 Points @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Jalen Green Over 20.5 Points -120

Jalen Green (Rockets) has scored an average of 28.2 points in the past 5 road games. We think that the line looks really appealing at -120 for this Player Points wager as we’re expecting him to cover this total.

Latest Jalen Green Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 21.5

-109

Under 21.5

-122

Assists

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+108

Rebounds

Over 4.5

+108

Under 4.5

-143

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Jaylen Brown Over 4.5 Assists +110

Jaylen Brown (Celtics) has finished with Over 4.5 assists in 4 straight home games. We’re sweet on him covering the Player Assists line once again, with odds of +110 on offer that this happens.

Latest Jaylen Brown Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 21.5

-115

Under 21.5

-115

Assists

Over 4.5

-108

Under 4.5

-123

Rebounds

Over 5.5

+105

Under 5.5

-139

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Correct Score Prediction

Rockets 112 - 114 Celtics

We’re expecting a close game so it might be worth going for the Celtics to win by a 114-112 scoreline. You can get a huge price and we should hopefully get a run for our money.

Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics 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.

Celtics Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

The sportsbooks have Boston Celtics at -233 when it comes to the Moneyline betting, implying the favorites are 70% likely to win this game according to the latest odds. Houston Rockets are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +194.

There is a spread of 6 and total points has a line of 221.5. Having a bet on the Totals is one of the most popular basketball wagers. If you want to back Over 221.5, it’s -110.

The Celtics are favorites at odds of -170 when it comes to the Race to 20 Points betting, with the Rockets available at +140 should you think they’ll reach this number first.

You can find a wide range of team props and game lines for every contest, with the betting sites creating lots of different options. Check out the pre-game and in-game selections before placing your bets.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Rockets

+194

Celtics

-233

Point Spread

Rockets +6

-110

Celtics -6

-110

Total Points

Under 221.5

-110

Over 221.5

-110

Jayson Tatum Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Jayson Tatum is the market leader to rack up the most points. You can back -106 that he gets Over 25.5 points. Alternatively, Under is trading at -125.

Player Points

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 25.5

-106

Under 25.5

-125

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 21.5

-115

Under 21.5

-115

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 21.5

-109

Under 21.5

-122

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 18.5

-127

Under 18.5

-105

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 18.5

-106

Under 18.5

-125

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 15.5

-110

Under 15.5

-120

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 14.5

-114

Under 14.5

-118

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 13.5

-132

Under 13.5

-100

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 11.5

-108

Under 11.5

-125

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 10.5

-120

Under 10.5

-110

Payton Pritchard (Celtics)

Over 10.5

-109

Under 10.5

-122

Tari Eason (Rockets)

Over 10.5

+102

Under 10.5

-135

Player Assists

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+120

Under 5.5

-161

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 5.5

-143

Under 5.5

+110

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 4.5

-108

Under 4.5

-123

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 4.5

+102

Under 4.5

-135

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 3.5

-123

Under 3.5

-108

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-104

Under 3.5

-128

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-106

Under 3.5

-127

Payton Pritchard (Celtics)

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-159

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+108

Player Rebounds

Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

Over 9.5

-118

Under 9.5

-114

Amen Thompson (Rockets)

Over 9.5

-130

Under 9.5

-103

Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Over 8.5

-100

Under 8.5

-132

Kristaps Porzingis (Celtics)

Over 6.5

-149

Under 6.5

+112

Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

Over 5.5

+105

Under 5.5

-139

Tari Eason (Rockets)

Over 5.5

-106

Under 5.5

-125

Jalen Green (Rockets)

Over 4.5

+108

Under 4.5

-143

Jrue Holiday (Celtics)

Over 4.5

+112

Under 4.5

-147

Fred VanVleet (Rockets)

Over 3.5

+117

Under 3.5

-156

Derrick White (Celtics)

Over 3.5

-139

Under 3.5

+105

Dillon Brooks (Rockets)

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-156

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics Confirmed Lineup

0 Jayson Tatum

4 Jrue Holiday

7 Jaylen Brown

8 Kristaps Porzingis

40 Luke Kornet

Houston Rockets Confirmed Lineup

1 Amen Thompson

4 Jalen Green

5 Fred VanVleet

9 Dillon Brooks

28 Alperen Sengun

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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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