Nuggets vs. Celtics odds, score prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, March 2 best bets by proven model

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The Boston Celtics will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they take on the Denver Nuggets in a key NBA matchup on Sunday afternoon. Denver is coming off a 134-119 win at Detroit on Friday, while Boston dropped a 123-116 decision to the Cleveland Cavaliers that same night. The Nuggets (39-21), the No. 2 seed in the West, are 19-12 on the road this season. The Celtics (42-18), the No. 2 seed in the East, are 18-11 on their home floor.

Tip-off from TD Garden in Boston is set for 1 p.m. ET. The Celtics are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Nuggets vs. Celtics odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 234. Before making any Celtics vs. Nuggets picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-106 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-10 (64%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Nuggets vs. Celtics and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Celtics vs. Nuggets:

Nuggets vs. Celtics spread: Boston -4.5
Nuggets vs. Celtics over/under: 234 points
Nuggets vs. Celtics money line: Denver +154, Boston -186
DEN: The Nuggets are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games
BOS: The Celtics are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games
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Why the Celtics can cover

Small forward Jayson Tatum has been on fire. In Friday’s loss to the Cavaliers, he registered a double-double with 46 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and three blocks. It was his 26th double-double of the season. He had a triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 124-104 win at Philadelphia on Feb. 20. In 56 games, all starts, he is averaging 26.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 36.4 minutes.

Shooting guard Jaylen Brown is coming off a 37-point, five-rebound and two-assist effort in the loss to the Cavaliers. He had 24 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 111-101 win at Toronto on Tuesday. Brown has registered five double-doubles this season and 57 in his nine-year career. In 49 games, all starts, he is averaging 22.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.1 minutes. See which team to pick here.

Why the Nuggets can cover

In 53 games, all starts, center Nikola Jokic is averaging a triple-double with 29.2 points, 12.6 rebounds and 10.4 assists in 36 minutes. He has recorded 27 triple-doubles on the year and 157 in his 10-year career. He is coming off a 23-point, 17-rebound and 15-assist effort at Detroit on Friday. He scored 32 points and added 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a 121-112 loss at Milwaukee on Thursday.

Also helping power the Nuggets is small forward Michael Porter Jr. He poured in 28 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out one assist in the win at Detroit. He registered his 10th double-double of the year with 12 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in Thursday’s loss at Milwaukee. In 56 games, all starts, he is averaging 18.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33.2 minutes. See which team to pick here.

How to make Celtics vs. Nuggets picks

The model has simulated Nuggets vs. Celtics 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning Under the total, projecting 228 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the NBA picks at SportsLine.

So who wins Celtics vs. Nuggets, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Nuggets vs. Celtics spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-106 roll on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.