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A pair of the NBA's top scorers square 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 8.5-point favorites.
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Celtics vs. Nuggets Predictions for Tuesday
Our computer projection model for this matchup expects a final result of Celtics 117, Nuggets 115.
- Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-431)
- Total Pick: Under 234.5 (computer predicts 232.4 points)
- Pick ATS: Nuggets (+8.5)
Recent Celtics vs. Nuggets Matchups
| Date | Favorite | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2024 | Celtics | -2 | 222.5 | -129 | +109 | 115-109 DEN |
| 1/19/2024 | Celtics | -7 | 234 | -279 | +228 | 102-100 DEN |
Celtics 2024-25 Betting Trends
- Boston's ATS record is 15-21-0 this season.
- The Celtics are 11-14 against the spread when favored by 8.5 points or more this season.
- The teams have hit the over in 16 of Boston's 34 games with a set total.
- This season, the Celtics have been favored 34 times and won 26, or 76.5%, of those games.
- Boston has a record of 18-3, a 85.7% win rate, when it's favored by -431 or more by bookmakers this season.
Nuggets 2024-25 Betting Trends
- Denver has a 15-19-0 record against the spread this season.
- A total of 22 of Denver's 34 games with a set total have hit the over (64.7%).
- The Nuggets have gone 5-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 55.6% of those games).
- Denver has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +332 or longer.
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Celtics vs. Nuggets Injury Report
Celtics
Celtics:
Derrick White: Out (Illness),
Jordan Walsh: Out (Illness)
Nuggets
Nuggets:
Aaron Gordon: Out (Calf),
DaRon Holmes: Out For Season (Achilles),
Vlatko Cancar: Out (Knee),
Spencer Jones: Out (Thigh),
Nikola Jokic: Out (Illness)
Celtics vs. Nuggets Game Time and TV Channel
- Game day: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Game time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV channel: TNT and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
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