Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/07/2023

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 7, 2023

Venue:  AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

Where to Watch:  KENS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Celtics -11, Spurs +11; Over/Under:  235.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Celtics -11, Spurs +11; Over/Under:  235.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Celtics -12, Spurs +12; Over/Under:  235.5 points

 

Boston Celtics:  27-12 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

San Antonio Spurs:  12-26 (4th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Boston Celtics:  5-5 last 10

San Antonio Spurs:  3-7 last 10

 

The Celtics are coming into this game with a 27-12 record overall and they are 12-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Dallas Mavericks in their last game. Jayson Tatum led the team in points in that game with 29 while Jaylen Brown was next on the team with 19 points. Jayson Tatum led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Jayson Tatum led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 48.8% from the field, 37.2% from 3-point range, and 83.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 118.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 112.9 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 22-17 this season and their O/U record is 19-18-2.

 

 

 

The Spurs are coming into this game with a 12-26 record overall and they are 7-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They still have a game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night that needs to be played first as this is the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday. They are entering this game on a 3 game losing streak with losses coming against the Dallas Mavericks, the Brooklyn Nets, and the New York Knicks in their last game. Keldon Johnson led the team in points in that game with 26 while Josh Richardson was next on the team with 20 points. Tre Jones led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Jakob Poeltl led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 50% from the field, 39.3% from 3-point range, and 80.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 120.9 PPG against them. The Spurs have an ATS record of 17-21 this season and their O/U record is 22-15-1.

The current betting odds have the Celtics listed as an 11 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Celtics have been very hot all year as they lead the NBA right now with the best record overall and they have even been good in their road games with a 12-7 road record. They haven't been great in their road games lately as they have been losing more games as of late, but they just pulled off a huge win over the Mavericks by around 30 points and that was in a road game. The Spurs have been terrible this year with one of the worst records in the NBA entering this game but they are also in a tougher spot being on a back-to-back here. They have played better at home with more of their wins this season coming there but they are still 7-13 in home games this year and they haven't been playing that great in their games lately either. The Celtics have a lot more talent on their team than the Spurs do and they are starting to get really hot again in their games. The best way to place a bet here is on the Celtics to cover the spread in this game.

 

Celtics Spurs Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, January 7, 2023 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Celtics 127 Spurs 101.

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Boston Celtics: 6-11 ATS after playing a road game. 15-5 OVER as a favorite of 10 or more points. 16-10 OVER after 3 consecutive non-conference games.

San Antonio Spurs: 23-16 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 22-14 OVER when the total is greater than or equal to 220. 22-14 OVER as an underdog.

 

 

Boston Celtics:  D. Gallinari (SF) out for season - Knee.

San Antonio Spurs:  K. Bates-Diop (SF) Prob Fri - Illness. J. Richardson (SG) Ques Fri - Quadricep. D. Vassell (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee. B. Wesley (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

“When we're at our best, we play really good basketball on both ends of the floor with high effort for a long period of time. And then we go through a couple of games where we lose that. What I love about tonight was we did bounce back.” - Joe Mazzulla after his team’s win against the Mavericks in their game on Thursday.

 

 

“He’s got it all. He’s got the skill, but he’s got the toughness. He’s got the basketball IQ to go with it. Just a hell of a competitor.” - Gregg Popovich on Jalen Brunson after his team’s loss against the Knicks in their game on Wednesday.

 

 

 

PG Marcus Smart

SG Derrick White

SF Jaylen Brown

PF Jayson Tatum

C Al Horford

 

PG Tre Jones

SG Malaki Branham

SF Keldon Johnson

PF Jeremy Sochan

C Jakob Poeltl 

 

 

PPG: J. Tatum (30.7)

APG: M. Smart (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Tatum (8.2)

 

PPG: K. Johnson (21.6)

APG: T. Jones (6.5)

Reb/G: J. Poeltl (9.3)

 

Coaches:

Boston Celtics: Joe Mazzulla (1st season)

San Antonio Spurs: Gregg Popovich (27th season)