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Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets
The Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -3-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
Denver was a 119-116 loser in its last match on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 235 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Boston won its last outing, a 126-97 result against the Kings on March 18. The Celtics covered in that game as a -10.5-point favorite, while the 223 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 43-28 SU,35-34-2 ATS
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 42-29 SU,33-38 ATS
Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Denver is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Denver is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Oklahoma City Monday, March 21
Denver home to Los Angeles Tuesday, March 22