San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/05/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-BOS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Spurs +8.5, Celtics -8.5; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Spurs +7.5, Celtics -7.5; Over/Under:  220.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Spurs +8.5, Celtics -8.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

San Antonio Spurs :  14-21 (3rd place, Southwest Division)

Boston Celtics:  18-19 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

 

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San Antonio Spurs :  5-5 last 10

Boston Celtics:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Spurs are coming into this game with a 14-21 record overall and they are 7-11 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Detroit Pistons but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Utah Jazz, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Pistons in their last game. They still have a game against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night that still needs to be played with that result pending so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back on Wednesday night. In their game against the Pistons, Bryn Forbes led the team in points off the bench with 27 while Devin Vassell was next on the team with 19 points. Derrick White led the team in assists in that game with 14 while Jakob Poeltl led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 41.2% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 110.3 PPG against them. The Spurs have an ATS record of 20-15 this season and their O/U record is 19-14-2.

 

 

The Celtics are coming into this game with an 18-19 record overall and they are 11-7 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Los Angeles Clippers but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Phoenix Suns and the Orlando Magic in their last game. Jaylen Brown went off in that game as he led the team in points with 50 while Dennis Schroder was next on the team with 21 points. Schroder and Marcus Smart both led the team in assists in that game with 7 each while Brown led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 45.3% from the field, 36.1% from 3-point range, and 89.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.1 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 18-17-2 this season and their O/U record is 16-20-1.

 

 

The Celtics are coming into this game as an 8.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Celtics have won 2 games straight now and have been starting to heat up in their games. The Spurs have been trending in the opposite direction with 3 straight losses and they will be missing some players in this game as well. The Celtics have been playing very well and Brown is coming off of a night where he scored 50 points himself. He will be hard to stop in this game along with the rest of the team considering that the Spurs will be missing some starters here. The best bet to place in this game is on the Spurs to cover the spread here.

 

Spurs Celtics Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, January 5, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Celtics 112 Spurs 99.

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San Antonio Spurs : 3-11 O/U as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 3-10 O/U as a road underdog. 5-12 O/U in road games. 2-5 O/U when playing 4 or less games in 10 days.

Boston Celtics: 3-10 O/U as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 6-15 O/U as a favorite. 18-31 O/U revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite. 9-14 O/U revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a road favorite. 6-10 O/U after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

 

 

San Antonio Spurs :  D. Murray (PG) Out Tues - Conditioning. K. Bates-Diop (SF) Ques Tues - Hamstring injury. L. Walker IV (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. D. McDermott (SF) Out indefinitely - Illness. Z. Collins (PF) Mid Jan - Ankle injury. D. Cacok (PF) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Boston Celtics:  E. Freedom (C) Ques Wed - Illness. A. Nesmith (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"Without Bryn, we definitely would have lost the game. Down the stretch, he was great. We just missed too many free throws when it counted and made some sloppy plays" - Gregg Popovich on his team’s loss against the Pistons on Saturday night.

 

 

"We needed to win. No way we could have lost this game. It wouldn't have been good." - Jaylen Brown on their win against the Magic on Sunday night.

 

 

 

PG     Tre Jones

SG     Derrick White

SF     Devin Vassell

PF    Keldon Johnson

C     Jakob Poeltl

 

PG    Marcus Smart

SG    Jaylen Brown

SF    Romeo Langford

PF    Al Horford

C    Robert Williams III

 

 

PPG: D. Murray (17.8)

APG: D. Murray (8.8)

Reb/G: J. Poeltl (8.5)

 

PPG: J. Tatum (25.6)

APG: M. Smart (5.5)

Reb/G: R. Williams III (8.9)

 

Coaches:

San Antonio Spurs : Gregg Popovich (26th season)

Boston Celtics: Ime Udoka (1st season)