The current odds have the Houston Rockets as -2.5 point sports book favorites and over/under at 231 total points. The betting public has 66% of their money on the Celtics as road underdogs.
Boston comes into this game 37-15 overall, 15-10 on the road and one of the hottest teams in the league picking up wins in their last 7 games including Sunday night on the road 112-110 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jayson Tatum led the way with an impressive 26 points and 11 rebounds. In the last 10 days, Tatum has been red hot, putting up an average of 28.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists. On the road the Celtics scores an average of 109.3 points per game while ranked 2nd in the league on defense only giving up 105.1 points per game. Boston is 8-3 against the spread in their last 11 games and the total has gone under in 11 of the Celtics last 16 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
The Rockets come into this game 33-20 overall and 18-8 at home this season. They’ve dropped their last 2 games to the Jazz and Suns and will be hungry to get the victory in this game tonight. Eric Gordon is listed as out for this game due to a lower leg injury. Danuel House Jr. and Austin Rivers will have to chip to impact the offensive production while Gordon is out of action. Houston at home is ranked 2nd in the league scoring an average of 119.3 points per game, while giving up 111.7 points per game on defense. Houston is 8-1 against the spread in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Atlantic division and the total has gone under in 4 of the Rockets last 5 games.
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