Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Boston is on the road playing Denver at the Ball Arena stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Denver 0 was the opening favorite and current line is Boston -1.5.

Boston Highlights

For the season, Boston has a win-loss record of 2-1. As a team, they turnover the ball 13.7 times per game and commit 19.5 fouls per game. This season, Boston has recorded 43.7 rebounds and 930 assists, which ranks 6th in the NBA. The Celtics connect on 37.8% of their three-point attempts (560 of 1,481) and 82.8% of their free throw attempts. The team averages 118.9 points per game (1st in the NBA) while shooting 47.9% from the field.

The Celtics force 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls on defense. They give up 35.0% on shots from 3-point range and they are ranked 12th in the league in opponents' PPG (112.1). As a team, they allow 46.5% shooting (1,469 of 3,158) and 44.6 rebounds per game. With 773 assists surrendered on the season, they rank 2nd in the NBA.

With a power ranking of 1, Boston is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 118.83 per game), #11 in defense (allowing an average of 112.06 points to be scored against them per game) and are 26-10 (20-15-1 ATS) this season.

Denver Highlights

On the season, Denver has a 22-12 win-loss record. The Nuggets rank 2nd in the NBA in offensive execution, hitting 50.6% from the field. For the season, Denver has scored 3,950 points (112 pts per game) and pulled down 43.0 rebounds per game. Their assist rate is 28.5 per game, while their turnover rate is 15.1 per game. As a team, the Nuggets are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game and are shooting 74.3% from the free throw line.