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Denver Nuggets vs. Boston Celtics
The Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4.5-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total opened at 234.
Boston won its last outing, a 117-98 result against the Spurs on January 17. The Celtics covered in that game as a -14.5-point favorite, while the 215 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Denver lost its last outing, a 126-121 result against the 76ers on January 16. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 247 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 28-14 SU,18-23-1 ATS
Denver is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Denver is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Boston:
Team record: 32-9 SU,21-18-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
Boston is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Denver at Washington Sunday, January 21
Boston at Houston Sunday, January 21