San Antonio Spurs (14-22) vs. Boston Celtics (18-19)
January 5, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Celtics -8.5; Over/Under: +220
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The San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics meet Wednesday in NBA action at the TD Garden. The San Antonio Spurs look to snap a four-game losing streak. The Boston Celtics look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 111.5 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 110.3 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Dejounte Murray is averaging 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Keldon Johnson is averaging 15 points and 1.6 assists. Derrick White is the third double-digit scorer and Jakob Poeltl is dishing 2.8 assists. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The San Antonio Spurs are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics are averaging 108 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 107 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 25.6 points and 8.6 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.1 points and 2.6 assists. Dennis Schroder is the third double-digit scorer and Al Horford is grabbing 7.9 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 80.8 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game.
The Spurs are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 Wednesday games. The Celtics are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 9-4 in Spurs last 13 overall. The under is 7-2 in Celtics last 9 Wednesday games. The Spurs are 16-4-1 ATS in the last 21 meetings in Boston and 18-7-1 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The San Antonio Spurs are having a rough week, and they’re on the end of a back to back, but they’re still a competitive team, and they’re still profitable on the season. The Boston Celtics still have some showing and proving to do, as the offense still comes and goes, and they only win at home by an average of 1.7 points. I’m just not there yet to be laying big chalk with the Celtics. I’ll take another chance with the Spurs as a road dog.
