Big Game Report #78

By Chase Bailkin

Denver Nuggets

(34-18)

VS

Boston Celtics

(27-26)

4th West

7th East

Fanduel Odds

The Nuggets are on a 8 game win streak currently and haven’t even had Jamal Murray in half of them. The Celtics have won 2 in a row and Jayson Tatum comes off his best game yet this season (scored 53 points). However, the Celtics barely beat the Knicks and the Timberwolves in their last 2, so I am not confident they will continue rolling against a really good Nuggets team, especially in Denver. The Celtics are just 10-16 on the road and the Nuggets are 18-9 at home. I expect Jokic to have another great game as his is matched up against a young Robert Williams who isn’t that special of a player. Also, without Murray, the Nuggets will need Jokic to get more touches and take advantage of the mismatch, as there aren’t many others. These teams are evenly matched in terms of talent, but the Nuggets have really meshed together since all star break while the Celtics have not played as expected to this point so far. Take the over 220.5 total points, Kemba Walker over 17.5 points, and Nikola Jokic over 25.5 points.