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Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics
The Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -3.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 204.
Boston won its last outing, a 112-93 result against the Heat on December 04. The Celtics covered in that game as a -5.5-point favorite, while the 205 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Denver won its last outing, a 129-92 result against the Knicks on December 05. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -8.5-point favorite, while the 221 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 14-5 SU,9-9-1 ATS
Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Denver is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Boston:
Team record: 15-5 SU,12-6-2 ATS
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Next up:
Denver at Brooklyn Sunday, December 8
Boston home to Cleveland Monday, December 9