Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics face off at TD Garden, Boston, MA on Saturday, January 13th, 2024 7:00 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Houston Rockets @ Boston Celtics
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Saturday, January 13th, 2024 7:00 PM ET
- Arena : TD Garden, Boston, MA
- TV & radio channel : NBC Sports Boston, Space City Home Network, SiriusXM, ROCK 92.9
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Houston Rockets – Boston Celtics injury report :
Houston Rockets injury report :
Tari Eason: Out (Leg)
Dillon Brooks: Out (Abdomen)
Victor Oladipo: Out (Knee)
Boston Celtics injury report :
Jay Scrubb: Out (Knee)
Kristaps Porzingis: Out (Right Knee)
Houston Rockets – Boston Celtics starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Houston Rockets starting lineup :
F. VanVleet, PG #5 J. Green, SG #4 J. Tate, SF #8 J. Smith Jr., PF #10 A. Sengün, C #28
Boston Celtics starting lineup :
J. Holiday, PG #4 D. White, SG #9 J. Brown, SF #7 J. Tatum, PF #0 K. Porzingis, C #8
Game prediction : Houston Rockets – Boston Celtics
Spread : +15.5 (-110) (HOU)
Over/Under (Totals) : 227
NBA Point Spread Predictions
NBA point spread predictions provide a solution to dealing with imbalanced money line odds. Instead of solely predicting the winner of a game, these predictions focus on whether the favored team will win by a certain margin or if the underdog will lose but still cover the spread.
For instance, if you bet on the Los Angeles Lakers as favorites with a -7 point spread and they win by 8 or more points, your prediction would be correct. On the other hand, if you bet on the underdog and they lose by just 6 points, they would still cover the spread because they started with +7 points advantage.
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NBA Over/Under (Totals) Predictions
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This type of prediction is appealing if you do not have a strong preference for either team or if you anticipate an exciting high-scoring game or a slow and evenly matched one. To illustrate, let’s say the sportsbooks set the line at 210.5 points; if the final score is 115-107 with a total of 222 points, those who predicted “over” would win their bets.
Conversely, if the match concluded with a score of 101-104 totaling only 205 points, those who chose “under” would be successful in their wagers.
