The Boston Celtics (35-11) square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (26-20) as 8-point favorites on Monday, January 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on NBCS. The matchup has a point total of 234.
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Spread: Celtics (-8) to Cover
- The model projects the Celtics to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by a small margin more (9.1 to 8).
- Boston is 23-21-2 against the spread this season.
- The Celtics are 13-9-1 ATS this season when playing as at least 8-point favorites.
- So far this season, New Orleans has compiled a 25-20-1 record against the spread.
- The Pelicans have not covered the spread when an underdog by 8 points or more this year (in one opportunity).
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Total: Under 234
- The model predicts a total 3.6 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.
- In 21 games this year, Boston and its opponent have combined to score more than 234 points.
- There have been 17 New Orleans’ games this year with more than 234 points scored.
- The Celtics and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 23 out of 46 times this season.
- Pelicans games have gone over the point total 23 out of 46 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Celtics (-310)
- Prediction: Celtics 120, Pelicans 111
- Boston has entered the game as favorites 44 times this season and won 34, or 77.3%, of those games.
- New Orleans has been an underdog in 21 games this season and has come away with the win 11 times (52.4%) in those contests.
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Jaylen Brown Rebounds Prop: Under 5.5
- Jaylen Brown posts 22.6 points, 5.2 boards and 3.6 assists per contest, shooting 49.1% from the field and 35.9% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
- He averages 0.3 fewer rebounds than his prop bet Monday of 5.5.
- He’s finished over his set total for rebounds in 22 of 46 games with a prop so far this season.
- On the glass, the Pelicans are 10th in the league in rebounds (44.4 per game). They are 10th in rebounds conceded (42.7 per game).
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Brandon Ingram Points Prop: Under 19.5
- Brandon Ingram is averaging 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. He’s also sinking 48.8% of his shots from the field and 36.1% from 3-point range, with 1.4 triples per game.
- The 19.5-point over/under set for Ingram on Monday is 1.8 lower than his season scoring average of 21.3.
- Ingram is 15-for-46 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
- When it comes to points, the Celtics are playing well on both offense and defense, as they rank fourth-best in the league in points scored (120.3 per game) and fourth-best in points allowed (110.7 per contest).
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