Nuggets vs. Celtics Game Info

• Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• Venue: Ball Arena -- Denver, Colorado
• Coverage: TNT and NBCS-BOS

Two of the NBA's best scorers face off when Jayson Tatum (eighth, 27.1 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (48-13) visit Nikola Jokic (14th, 25.9 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (42-20) on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on TNT and NBCS-BOS. The Celtics are 1.5-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 220.5.

Nuggets vs. Celtics Odds & Spread

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Nuggets vs. Celtics Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Celtics win (54%)

Nuggets vs. Celtics Betting Trends

• The Celtics have registered a 29-28-4 record against the spread this season.
• The Nuggets are 27-33-2 against the spread this season.
• Celtics games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under 28 times out of 62 chances this season.
• The Nuggets have eclipsed the over/under 37.1% of the time this season (23 of 62 games with a set point total).
• Boston has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered 17 times in 32 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered 12 times in 29 opportunities in away games.
• The Celtics have gone over the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (46.9%) than away games (44.8%).
• Denver has been better against the spread at home (14-14-2) than on the road (13-19-0) this year.
• In terms of the over/under, Nuggets games have gone over 11 of 30 times at home (36.7%), and 12 of 32 on the road (37.5%).

Celtics Leaders

• Tatum is averaging 27.1 points, 8.5 boards and 4.8 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.0 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Jaylen Brown is averaging 22.4 points, 5.4 boards and 3.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Derrick White averages 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists, shooting 46.9% from the field and 40.5% from downtown, with 2.6 made treys per contest.
• Jrue Holiday is averaging 12.9 points, 4.8 assists and 5.6 rebounds.
• Kristaps Porzingis averages 20.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists, shooting 52.5% from the field and 37.8% from downtown, with 1.9 made treys per contest.

Nuggets Leaders

• Per game, Jokic gets the Nuggets 25.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 9.2 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks.
• The Nuggets are getting 16.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from Michael Porter Jr..
• Per game, Jamal Murray gets the Nuggets 20.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists, plus 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocks.
• The Nuggets get 13.9 points per game from Aaron Gordon, plus 6.5 boards and 3.2 assists.
• Reggie Jackson averages 10.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He is making 44.6% of his shots from the floor and 35.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 triples per contest.

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