Celtics vs Nuggets Best Bets: Jan 7 Odds, Predictions, Expert Picks, Recent Stats & Trends

It’s Tuesday, January 7th, and the Boston Celtics (26-10) and Denver Nuggets (20-14) are set to square off at the Ball Arena in Denver.

Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are back on the court for the first time since Saturday’s 122-111 win against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Jokic had 46 in the win. The Celtics lost to the Thunder 105-92 on Sunday in what could have been an NBA Finals advance. Jayson Tatum had 26 in the loss for Boston.

The Celtics are currently 13-4 on the road with a +10 point differential, while the Nuggets are 6-4 in their last ten home games.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.

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Game details and how to watch Celtics vs. Nuggets live today

• Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
• Time: 10:00 pm EST
• Place: Ball Arena
• City: Denver, CO
• Network/Streaming: TNT

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Game odds for Celtics vs Nuggets

Latest odds from Tuesday:

• Odds: Boston Celtics (-177), Denver Nuggets (+148)
• Spread: Celtics -4.5
• Plus/Minus: 236 points

That gives the Celtics an implied team point total of 119.44, and the Nuggets 117.09.

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Expert picks and predictions for Tuesday’s game between the Celtics and the Nuggets

NBC Sports Bet Best Bet

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) is on Boston’s Jayson Tatum tonight: Jayson Tatum Over 27.5 points (-110)
“The Celtics are coming off two tough games against physical opponents in the Rockets and Thunder. Even though this game will be in Denver, I like this rebound from Tatum as he scored 20 and 26 in the last two. The defense the Nuggets gave up 30 to Trae Young and 35 to Victor Wembayama in two of the last three, so I like Tatum to copy that.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Celtics & Nuggets game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a Moneyline play.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an ATS game on the Denver Nuggets at +4.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet recommends playing the UNDER with the game total of 236.

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Important stats, trends and knowledge to know before Celtics vs. Nuggets Tuesday

• The Nuggets have won 4 of their last 5 games against Eastern Conference Atlantic Division teams
• Each of the Celtics last 3 games at the Nuggets has gone over the total
• Nuggets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a home underdog
• The Nuggets have won 4 of their last 5 games against Eastern Conference Atlantic Division teams

If you’re looking for more trends and key stats on the spread, moneyline and total for each game on today’s schedule, check out our NBA’s top trending tool on NBC Sports!

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