{"id":27214,"date":"2013-01-11T12:24:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T17:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=27214"},"modified":"2013-01-11T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T17:24:20","slug":"nba-betting-odds-and-picks-houston-rockets-vs-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-betting-odds-and-picks-houston-rockets-vs-boston-celtics-27214\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Betting Odds and Picks: Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics
\nFriday, 1\/11\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CSNE
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boston -2.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Boston -2.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 200.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 202
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Celtics<\/a>
The Boston Celtics are 0-8 ATS in their last eight games versus Western Conference opponents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Houston had its five-game win streak snapped in an 88-79 loss to the New Orleans Hornets as 2.5-point road favorites Wednesday night, while going UNDER the total for the first time in four contests.\u00a0 The Rockets are still in sixth place in the Western Conference and everyone has been happy with James Harden\u2019s presence on the roster.\u00a0 \u201cI think the energy that he has brought to the team and city, has really enthused them,\u201d commented Celtics forward Paul Pierce about the situation.\u00a0 Harden is averaging a team-high 26.5 points per game.\u00a0 Houston is 2-0-1 ATS as a road underdog of three points or less, which must be considered when making your NBA picks against the spread Friday night.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 7-9 away from the Toyota Center this season, but have won six of seven games versus Eastern Conference foes.\u00a0 Houston earned a 101-89 win over Boston as 2.5-point home favorites on Dec. 14, while going UNDER the posted total of 207.\u00a0 Harden led the way with 20 points, while forward Chandler Persons contributed 15.\u00a0 Offensively, the team leads the league in averaging 106.0 points per game, while ranking eighth in assists.<\/p>\n

Boston has really turned around its season in winning four games in a row after a four-game losing streak, as it comes off an 87-79 win over the Phoenix Suns as nine-point home favorites, while going UNDER the total for the fourth time in five contests.\u00a0 \u201cWe just gotta keep defending,\u201d stated Celtics head coach Doc Rivers.\u00a0 The Celtics have allowed 82.8 points per game during their current win streak, as they limited the Suns to 39.3 percent shooting.\u00a0 Boston is 6-5 ATS as a home favorite of three points or less, but has gone 2-5 ATS versus teams that score 99-plus points per game.<\/p>\n

The Celtics have three probable starters averaging in double figures, with Pierce leading the way at 19.5 points per game, with center Kevin Garnett closely behind at 14.7.\u00a0 Boston has compiled an 18-17 overall record, but has fared pretty well at the TD Garden in putting together an 11-6 mark.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Rockets due to their 8-1 ATS mark versus winning teams, while the Celtics are 0-8 ATS versus Western Conference foes.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NBA handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics Friday, 1\/11\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CSNE Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boston -2.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Boston -2.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 200.5 Current Total:\u00a0 202 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Houston had its five-game win streak snapped in an 88-79 loss to the New Orleans Hornets as 2.5-point road favorites Wednesday night, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[120,3622,831,3595,846,3917,3693],"class_list":["post-27214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-boston-celtics","tag-eastern-conference","tag-houston-rockets","tag-james-harden","tag-paul-pierce","tag-td-garden","tag-western-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27216,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27214\/revisions\/27216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}