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2022 NBA Handicapping
(30-25) Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets (29-24)
Date: Tuesday, February 8th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
NBA Moneyline Odds: Celtics -196 | Nets + 183 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Celtics -5
NBA Betting Total: OFF
On Tuesday, February 8th, the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will play the second of four meetings scheduled this season. Brooklyn won the initial meeting 123-104 on November 24th.
The clubs will play twice more with Brooklyn hosting on February 24th and Boston on March 6th.
Both teams played on Sunday with the Celtics defeating the Magic 116-83 while the Nets lost 104-124 to the Nuggets to finish their five-game road trip winless and extending their losing streak to eight games.
Last season, the squads played three times with Brooklyn sweeping the regular-season series. The Celtics hold the advantage all-time having won 131 times of the club’s 204 meetings.
Boston Celtics
With the Celtics recent success it may play a factor as the trade deadline approaches. In most of the rumors swirling around Boston the players most commonly considered to be available are Dennis Schroder or Marcus Smart.
The latter could be a real issue given how popular he is in Boston but more importantly what he brings to the hardcourt.
Much of the Celtics’ recent success is tied to ball and player movement on the offensive end and intangibles on the defensive end.
Both are qualities that Smart impacts given he typically handles the ball the most but it’s also not a stretch to call him the Celtics defensive captain.
Smart is the guy who’ll draw a charge, successfully lock-down players six inches taller than him in man-to-man defense and is extremely active creating steals and deflections.
Reflecting back to earlier in the season he also wasn’t afraid to call his young stars to the mat regarding their lack of assists or the need for them to take a step in order for the team to improve.
PJ Dozier (knee) and Bol Bol (foot) are both out indefinitely.
Brooklyn Nets
When the Nets got hit by COVID they took that opportunity to change their original decision on not allowing Kyrie Irving to only play road games.
It was a timely decision with Kevin Durant suffering the knee sprain but it didn’t work out the way Brooklyn expected. Initially it seemed like a wise decision with the Nets going 4-2 in this first six appearances.
However, since then, Brooklyn haven’t won (0-6) in games he’s appeared and just finished a five-game road trip going winless.
Brooklyn also seems to be annoyed by whoever is planting the stories about James Harden getting traded for Ben Simmons.
Coach Steve Nash and the Nets front office shut down the rumors emphatically stating Harden is not being dealt. Noticeably silent is Harden who’ll respond when asked but offers hints there could be some smoke to the fire.
James Harden (hamstring) and Nic Claxton (hamstring) are questionable for Tuesday. Irving (unvaccinated) is ineligible to play in Brooklyn.
Kevin Durant (knee), LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle), Paul Millsap (personal), and Joe Harris (ankle) are all out indefinitely.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Boston are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
- Brooklyn are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston’s last 8 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn’s last 9 games played in February.
Free Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Prediction:
In the past two weeks (not including the match in Denver) the Nets were allowing 125 points per 100 possessions ranking dead last in the NBA for that stat. The Nuggets score 124 points on Sunday.
Clearly, Irving adds an offensive kick but his presence does nothing to bolster the defense and it’s obvious how little depth Brooklyn has to surround their three stars. Durant can change a lot but those are red flags to be concerned about.
Given the dire circumstances of this match look for the Nets to bring effort but not be able to maintain the defensive pressure to hold back the Celtics.
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