Boston vs Denver

[Dilo]

Which team is supposed to better? I see the nuggets as -1 now. It doesn’t look right.

[aireent777]

Boston clearly dominates here.

[Dilo]

Yea I thought so. But I keep on checking the line, and it’s the same. Nuggets are the favorite.

[aireent777]

Yea I thought so. But I keep on checking the line, and it’s the same. Nuggets are the favorite.

Lines don't matter and so are trends. Nowadays you gotta go with your gut feel. IMO Boston the better team here so I go with them.

[Dilo]

Right now if you like Boston, it’s probably better to take the ML. The spread might not make a difference.

[GzaTheGenius]

Nuggets at home always play well

Teams sometimes struggle to adjust to the higher altitude

I'm in Celtic ML personally

[spargament]

Looks like a trap.

[stevenash]

Nuggets at home always play well

Teams sometimes struggle to adjust to the higher altitude

I'm in Celtic ML personally

Correct, Denver are monsters at home, well maybe not monsters but they're 19 and 6 and that's the reason why right now they're a playoff team. And the reason why they're so good at home is because of the rarified air in Denver, you are correct again.

Right now Denver is -2, and if you like Boston m/l you can get +115

Now onto tonight's game.
Boston is the best road team in the east at 17-7 and own the second best road record in the NBA, they have that going for them.
Boston is extremely thin at guard, Marcus Smart is still on the shlef, Rozier is listed as a GTD, if Rozier can't go that just leaves Shane Larkin (yuk) as the lone backup guard since Jaylen Brown will start at SG. Irving has a very favorable matchup versus Murray, problem is Irving is going to have to go 34 + minutes. Morris and Horford have to help out with the scoring.

What Denver has going for them is the home court advantage, Boston doesn't defend the forwards well, Barton could pop for 30, and Jokic is a beast of a center, top five center, averages double/double per game and will eat up Baynes all night.

Personally I like Denver at home in this spot, but that's just me.

[Dilo]

Yea the altitude will affect the players; the Celtics struggle in Denver.

[SaffaCappa]

Take the Over! Cs defence wont be as sharp tonight - will be a high scoring game

[Dilo]

C's are the best defensive squad in the NBA. Playing lockdown defense is the only way they will win.

[IBetYou]

Good point on Smart being sidelined -easy to forget that given their performance in Oakland. I like Larkin, but that's a short guard rotation if Rozier is sidelined too. Might be the straw that breaks the camel's back.