The Boston Celtics (31-9) are favorites by 15.5 points for their matchup with the San Antonio Spurs (7-32) on January 17, 2024 at TD Garden. The game pits one of the highest-scoring squads in the NBA against one of the poorest defensive teams, as the Celtics are fifth in points scored per contest (121.0), while the Spurs are 26th in points allowed (121.4). The matchup has an over/under of 235.5 points.
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Spread: Celtics (-15.5) to Cover
- The Celtics are the bet in this contest. They’re favored by 5.1 more points in the model than DraftKings (20.6 to 15.5).
- Boston is 20-18-2 against the spread this season.
- The Celtics have not covered the spread this season (0-1 ATS) when playing as at least 15.5-point favorites.
- So far this season, San Antonio has compiled an 18-21-0 record against the spread.
- The Spurs have been an underdog by 15.5 points or more once this season, and covered the spread.
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Total: Under 235.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is just 2.6 points highter than the model projection.
- Boston’s games have finished with more than 235.5 points 17 times so far this year.
- So far this season, 18 San Antonio’s games have featured more than 235.5 points scored.
- The Celtics and their opponents have combined to hit the over 22 out of 40 times this season.
- So far this year, 22 out of the Spurs’ 39 games with an over/under have gone over the point total.
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