Boston Celtics at Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Pick – Jan 2, 2024
The Boston Celtics are on the road at the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association on Tuesday. The Boston Celtics have the best record in the Eastern Conference; with six straight wins. The Celtics are 26-6 on the season. Boston is coming off a 33 point win at the Spurs on Sunday.
For Oklahoma City, they are 22-9, which is second in the Western Conference. The Thunder have won four straight games, including a 16 point win on Sunday over the Nets. The Boston Celtics are -2.5 in this game over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The total for this game is at 239.5 points.
Boston Celtics Opening 2024
Boston comes into the game with a 10-6 record on the road. Boston is also 5-2 against teams from the Western Conference. The Celtics are scoring 120.8 points pre game, and allowing teams to score 110.3 against them. Boston’s +10.5 point differential ranks at the top of the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics are led by Jayson Tatum, and his 26.9 points per game. The small forward is also ripping down 8.4 rebounds per game for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown is second on the team with 23 points per game. Kristaps Porzingis is third with 20 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
The Celtics will head back home for one game on Friday. Boston will host the Utah Jazz. Then, Boston is playing back to back games on the road at the Indiana Pacers, before a home game against Minnesota.
Thunder Been Fun Following in 2023
This Oklahoma City Thunder team has been one of the most fun teams in all of the NBA to follow this season. The Thunder are neck and neck with Minnesota in the West. The Thunder are 13-5 at home this season, and 8-1 against Eastern Conference teams. The Thunder also have the best point differential in their Conference; at 8.6 points per game.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander has been the go to guy for the Thunder this season. The point guard has been tremendous, with 31.2 points per game. He is also dishing out 6.3 assists per game, and averaging just over 2.5 steals per game.
Chet Holmgren, who missed last season, is having a really nice season. The big man is scoring 17.7 points per game, and averaging nearly 8 rebounds per game. Jalen Williams has also been the man in the scoring department for the Thunder. Williams is second with 18 points per game.
Celtics Top Thunder in OKC
The Boston Celtics look like the best team in the National Basketball Association. The addition of Kristaps Porzingis has been a major one for Boston. Look for the Celtics to go on the road and win another game in this one.
The big scorers for Boston come through strongly here. When we go to bet on this game, we are going to take the road team; Boston Celtics. Bet the Celtics -2.5 over the Thunder on Tuesday!