Thunder vs Celtics Betting Preview: Can Boston Make it Seven Straight?

The Oklahoma City Thunder Riding a Two-Game Win Streak

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel to Boston on Monday to take on the Celtics who are on a six-game win streak. Let’s dive into our Thunder vs Celtics betting preview and see where we can find some value.

In the month of November, the Celtics have lost just one game, which was an overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 2. They come into Monday’s NBA matchup with recent wins over the Pistons, Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Knicks.

Oklahoma City is a heavy underdog against the Celtics.

Meanwhile, the Thunder are on a small win streak of their own having beat the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks in their previous two outings. Their most recent win over the Knicks came yesterday in New York, so the Thunder will be playing the second game of a back-to-back on Monday.

Oklahoma City is a heavy underdog against the Celtics. The spread for this game opened at Boston -11 and has since moved to -12. The Celtics are also -700 on the Moneyline while Oklahoma City is +490. The total opened at 227.5 and has moved up a few points to 229.

Game Information

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder (6-7) at Boston Celtics (10-3
Location: TD Garden
Day/Time: Monday, 7:00 PM ET

Thunder Lighting Up Scoreboard

We start our Thunder vs Celtics betting preview by looking at the total for this game. The total has moved up 1.5 points since opening and we agree with that movement based on the success of both of these teams’ offenses as of late.

The Thunder put up 145 points against the Knicks on Sunday, which might say more about the poor quality of the Knicks defense, but Oklahoma City also shot 62.5% from the field and 54.8% from deep, which are impressive marks.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 37 points but all of OKC’s starters finished in double figures. The Thunder also put up 132 points last Friday against the Toronto Raptors, shooting 55.9% from the field and 41.7% from deep. Over their last five games, the Thunder are scoring the third-most points of any team in the league at 121.2 points per game.

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The Celtics offense has been just as dominant lately. They lead the league in scoring over their last five games, putting up 123.6 points on average. Jayson Tatum has had an unbelievable start to the year, averaging 32.3 points and shooting an astonishing 50% from the field. Between he and Jaylen Brown, the Thunder are going to have a hard time slowing down Boston’s potent offense.

On defense, the Celtics have not lived up to the same standards as last compared to the last basketball season when they were at the top of the NBA standings with one of the best defenses in the league. They are giving up 111.2 points per game over their last five games, which means plenty of scoring opportunities for the Thunder.

We can also expect Oklahoma City to be a little tired on that side of the ball being NBA schedules have them playing their second game in two nights. Not to mention, the Thunder are allowing the third-most points to their opposition over their last five games.

Overall, our Thunder vs Celtics betting preview recommends staying away from such a large spread and instead targeting the total at over 229

For NBA betting news, odds analysis, and more, visit Point Spreads Sports Magazine.


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