NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics

by Dirty on January 16, 2012

Boston Celtics NBA Betting The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Thunder listed as 3-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Oklahoma City was a 104-92 winner in its last match at home against the Knicks. They covered the 11-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 196 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Last time out for Boston, they were a 97-83 loser as they battled the Pacers on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a 3.5-point underdog, while 180 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Oklahoma City:
Team record: 11-2 SU, 7-6 ATS
Current streak: won 6 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games on the road

When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing New York are 3-7
After a win are 9-1

Boston:
Team record: 4-7 SU, 5-6 ATS
Current streak: lost 4 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games at home
is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City
is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

When playing on Monday are 9-1
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Indiana are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Next up:
Oklahoma City at Washington, Wednesday, January 18
Boston home to Toronto, Wednesday, January 18

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