The Houston Rockets (20-21) face the Boston Celtics (32-10) on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Toyota Center. It tips at 7:00 PM ET on Space City Home Network and NBCS-BOS.
The Celtics hit the court as double-digit favorites against the Rockets. The Celtics are favored by 10.5 points. The game’s over/under is set at 228.
Celtics vs. Rockets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:30 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Boston -10.5
- Total: 228
- Moneyline: Boston -490, Houston +373
Celtics at Rockets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 10.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (228)
- Prediction:
Celtics 116 – Rockets 111
- Boston has won 31, or 77.5%, of the 40 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- Boston has yet to lose in 13 games when named as at least a -490 moneyline favorite.
- Boston has an implied victory probability of 83.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Houston has gone 9-19 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 32.1% of those games).
- Houston has played as a moneyline underdog of +373 or longer in just one game this season, which it lost.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Houston has an implied win probability of 21.1%.
- The Celtics record 8.4 more points per game (120.4) than the Rockets give up (112).
- Boston is 19-11-2 against the spread and 28-4 overall when scoring more than 112 points.
- When it scores more than 110.7 points, Houston is 11-14-1 against the spread and 12-14 overall.
- Boston’s record is 16-5-2 against the spread and 21-2 overall when it allows fewer than 112.6 points.
- The Celtics are the league’s fourth-ranked scoring team (120.4 PPG), while the Rockets allow the rank ninth in points per game (112) in NBA action.
- Houston is the NBA’s 22nd-ranked offense (112.6 PPG), while Boston is the fourth-ranked defense (110.7).
- The Celtics have totaled 408 more points than their opponents this season (9.7 per game on average), and the Rockets have scored 23 more points than their opponents (0.6 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Boston this season is 119.5 points, 0.5 more points than its implied total of 119 points in Sunday’s game.
- So far this season, Boston has put up more than 119 points in 23 games.
- The 114.1-point average implied total on the season for Houston is 5.1 more points than the team’s 109-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Celtics vs. Rockets
- Game Day: Sunday, January 21, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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