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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 Tuesday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 238.5.
Denver won its last outing, a 122-111 result against the Spurs on January 04. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 233 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Boston was a 105-92 loser on the road against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (197) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 26-10 SU,15-21 ATS
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Boston is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
Denver:
Team record: 20-14 SU,15-18-1 ATS
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston home to Sacramento Friday, January 10
Denver home to Los Angeles Wednesday, January 8