Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets 1/14/19 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets
NBA: 7:30 PM EST
Jan. 14, 2019
TV: YES
Latest Odds : BOS -5 Total 220.5
The Celtics are traveling to face the Brooklyn squad here. However, the game is going to be a lot more competitive than what the Celtics would have expected. That is because the Celtics are not that good on the road and what is even worse for the Celtics is the Nets have been playing decent at home on the season. Throw in the 2 straight losses and Kyrie calling on the team to get better and it is easy to see the struggles are real for the Celtics.
The Celtics have relied on Kyrie Irving to do the scoring for the Celtics with 22.7 points a game. What else is impressive is the fact that Irving has managed to get 6.4 assist a game. Al Horford is the leading rebounder for the Celtics with 6.3 boards a game.
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Brooklyn has had some problems on the year, but the Nets have won 5 out of the last 10 games. However, the Nets are a team that has really got to prove to be better on the home court as the Nets have not really been able to bring home the wins they should be getting when it gets to the close games on the season.
The Nets have been able to rely on D'Angelo Russell to do most of the scoring as he has put in a total of 18.3 points a game, but also has managed to get 6.3 assist a game. Rebounding for the Nets has fallen to Ed Davis who has managed to get 8.5 boards a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Celtics are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games.
Nets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic.
Over is 19-7 in Celtics last 26 overall.
Over is 4-1 in Nets last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
Free Betting Pick: Boston Celtics -5
The Celtics beat the Nets a couple of games ago and after that the Celtics started to have some struggles. With the way the Celtics have been playing and the calls for the team to start to pick up some good wins and bounce back from the losses. The pep talk by Irving and his on court performance in this game will be the difference as the Celtics bring home a win. Final Score, Boston Celtics win and cover ATS 111-105.