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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 Nuggets as -1.5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
Denver was a 124-119 winner in its last match at home against the Heat. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 243 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Boston won its last outing, a 116-110 result against the Clippers on December 29. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 226 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Denver:
Team record: 19-11 SU,13-17 ATS
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Oklahoma City Tuesday, January 3
Denver at Minnesota Monday, January 2