Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs

Combine the Gators (-330) and the Celtics (-705) into a 2-team parlay at -205 odds.

This game presents a tough situational and matchup spot for San Antonio. The Spurs play their sixth consecutive road contest on a 5-12 SU/ATS run. The defense is 18th in points surrendered and 17th at defending the 3-pointer. Boston is sixth in the NBA in scoring, while the defense is fourth in points given up and third in shooting allowed. The Celtics come home from an impressive two-game trek winning easily at New York (131-104) and Miami (103-85). This is their first home game since getting stunned by Dallas, 127-120. Look for a strong all-around performance by the defending champs. Play Boston.

We're about to the halfway mark of the NBA season and Boston continues to look like the team to beat. The Celtics are 31-9 but they have shown a tendency not to put forth a full effort when going against a bad team. Dating back to the 2021-22 season, the Celtics are just 10-25 ATS vs. teams like San Antonio that get out-rebounded by 3+ per game. And, over the last three seasons Boston is 11-23 ATS following back-to-back covers as chalk. The Celtics may take the opportunity to give three injured players the night off in White, Porzingas, and Holiday. Each of the three is questionable anyway. The Spurs are playing well and have covered six of their last seven games. San Antonio has also gone 5-1 ATS as a double-digit dog, which goes back to December 1. I like San Antonio in this one.

This is the first meeting of the season and surprisingly San Antonio is 8-2 ATS the past 10 meetings. Boston has struggled its past two games against Detroit and Toronto. The Celtics had to erase a 21-point deficit against the Pistons, who had lost 27 games, and the game went into overtime before Boston was able to pull out a victory as a 17-point favorite. The following night the Celtics eked out a two-point win over the Raptors, but didn't cover as a 4.5-point favorite. Now the Celtics are asked to cover a huge point spread on the road against the Spurs who split a two-game series at Portland. The Spurs are 10-4 ATS their past 14 home games against teams with winning road records and 7-1 ATS overall versus .600 teams. Both teams are playing their third game in four days. Grab the big points with the Spurs.