The Boston Celtics (23-12) will be attempting to build on a three-game home winning run when squaring off against the Denver Nuggets (24-12) on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at TD Garden. It airs at 7 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS, ALT, KTVD, and ESPN.
The Celtics are a 9.5-point favorite against the Nuggets when the Celtics and the Nuggets meet. The point total for the game is 230.5.
Celtics vs. Nuggets betting odds
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Spread: Boston -9.5Total: 230.5Moneyline: Boston -360, Denver +290
Nuggets at Celtics odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (+ 9.5)Pick OU:
Over (230.5)Prediction:
Celtics 120 – Nuggets 115MoneylineThe Celtics have put together a 16-7 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 69.6% of those games).When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -360 or shorter, Boston has a record of 6-3 (66.7% win percentage).The Celtics have an implied moneyline win probability of 78.3% in this game.The Nuggets have been underdogs in seven games this season and won four (57.1%) of those contests.This season, Denver has won one of its two games when it is the underdog by at least +290 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Nuggets based on the moneyline is 25.6%.Against the spreadThe Celtics average 117.8 points per game, only 0.5 fewer points than the 118.3 the Nuggets give up.When Boston puts up more than 118.3 points, it is 14-1 against the spread and 15-0 overall.Denver is 19-13 against the spread and 23-9 overall when it scores more than 110.5 points.Boston’s record is 20-13 against the spread and 22-11 overall when it allows fewer than 124.4 points.The Celtics are the NBA’s 12th-ranked scoring team (117.8 PPG), while the Nuggets rank 22nd in points per game allowed (118.3) in the league.Denver is the NBA’s highest-scoring offense (124.4 PPG), while Boston is the second-ranked defense (110.5).The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 256 points this season (7.3 points per game on average), and the Nuggets have put up 219 more points than their opponents on the year (6.1 per game).Over/UnderBoston has an average implied point total of 117.7 this season, which is 2.3 points lower than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (120).This season, Boston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (120) 15 times.The average implied point total on the season for Denver (122.1) is 11.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (111).How to watch Celtics vs. Nuggets