Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/16/2021

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets (15-11) have an opportunity to earn an upset victory when they take the court as only 1.5-point underdogs against Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics (13-12) on Tuesday. A 221-point total has been set for the matchup.

How to Watch

Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-BOS

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Celtics vs. Nuggets Betting Data

Celtics Betting Data

• Boston holds a winning record against the spread this year, going 13-12 ATS.
• The Celtics' record against the spread as at least a 1.5-point favorite is above .500 at 7-6.
• Boston has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 13 of 25 games (52%).

Nuggets Betting Data

• Denver has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 12-14.
• When they're at least 1.5-point underdogs, the Nuggets are 9-8 against the spread.
• Denver hit the over in 69.2% of its games (18 of 26 games).

Point Total Insights

• In Boston's matchups this season, the Celtics and their opponents have eclipsed Tuesday's over/under of 221 points 15 times (60% of opportunities).
• In Denver's games this season, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Tuesday's matchup over/under in 17 out of 26 matchups (65.4%).
• The Celtics average 110.4 points per game against the Nuggets' 115.5, totaling 4.9 points over the matchup's total of 221.
• This game's total is 0.6 fewer points than the 220.4 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Celtics have seen a 219.8 average over/under in their games this season, 1.2 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• Nuggets' games have a total points bet of 226.5 points this season, 5.5 points more than the over/under for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

Boston and Denver have each won five games over the last 10 head-to-head matchups, while the Celtics maintain a 2-0 advantage covering the spread against the Nuggets.

Celtics Players to Watch

• The Celtics scoring leader is Brown, who averages 26.0 per contest to go with 5.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
• Boston's leading rebounder is Tristan Thompson averaging 8.2 boards per game and its best passer is Marcus Smart and his 6.1 assists per game.
• Jayson Tatum makes more threes per game than any other member of the Celtics, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
• Smart is Boston's leader in steals, averaging 1.8 steals per game, while Tacko Fall leads them in blocks with 1.3 per contest.

Nuggets Players to Watch

• Jokic is atop nearly all of the Nuggets' leaderboards by recording 26.5 points, 11.6 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game.
• Michael Porter Jr. is reliable from three-point range and leads the Nuggets with 2.3 made threes per game.
• Denver's leader in steals is Jokic with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Porter with 1.2 per game.

Injury Report

Celtics:

Marcus Smart: Out (Calf),

Romeo Langford: Out (Right wrist),

Daniel Theis: Out (Finger)

Nuggets:

Greg Whittington: Out (Knee),

Monte Morris: Day To Day (Shoulder),

Will Barton: Out (Personal),

Gary Harris: Out (Left Adductor),

Paul Millsap: Out (Knee),

PJ Dozier: Out (Hamstring)