Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (48-13) go up against the Denver Nuggets (42-20) on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Ball Arena. The game will start at 10:00 PM ET on TNT and NBCS-BOS.
The Nuggets take on the Celtics in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The Nuggets are favored by only 1.5 points against the Celtics. The point total for the game is 221.5.
Nuggets vs. Celtics Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Denver -1.5
- Total: 221.5
- Moneyline: Denver -111, Boston -109
Celtics at Nuggets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (221.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 115 – Nuggets 112
- Denver has been victorious in 39, or 73.6%, of the 53 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year, Denver has won 39 of 53 games when listed as at least -111 or better on the moneyline.
- Denver has an implied victory probability of 52.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Boston has been listed as the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it split the games.
- Boston has gone 1-1 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer (50%).
- Boston has an implied moneyline win probability of 52.2% in this matchup.
- The Nuggets score only 4.6 more points per game (114.4) than the Celtics allow (109.8).
- Denver is 25-16-2 against the spread and 36-7 overall when scoring more than 109.8 points.
- When it scores more than 110.4 points, Boston is 28-17-3 against the spread and 43-5 overall.
- Denver’s record is 26-23-2 against the spread and 39-12 overall when it gives up fewer than 121 points.
- The Nuggets are at the 16th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (114.4 PPG), while the Celtics allow the fourth-fewest points per game (109.8) in the league.
- Boston’s squad is currently the third-ranked scoring team in the NBA (121 PPG), while Denver’s team is seventh in points allowed per game (110.4).
- The Nuggets have totaled 250 more points than their opponents this season (four per game on average), and the Celtics have scored 684 more points than their opponents (11.2 per game).
Over/Under
- Denver has an average implied point total of 117.1 this season, which is 5.1 points higher than its implied total in Thursday’s game (112).
- So far this season, Denver has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (112) 37 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Boston (119.8) is 9.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (110).
How to watch Nuggets vs. Celtics
- Game Day: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Arena: Ball Arena
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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