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After suffering their first home loss of the season, the Boston Celtics hit the road, opening a three-game trip Sunday against the Houston Rockets.
 
The Rockets have hit a rough part of their schedule, though they did break a three-game losing skid with an overtime win against the Jazz on Saturday. They’ve still dropped five of their last seven.
 
No surprise, they’re 11-point home underdogs in the NBA odds. With Houston playing on consecutive nights, is there any chance it can stay within range on Sunday? 

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Celtics vs Rockets predictions

The Boston Celtics' impressive 20-game home win streak came to an end Friday night at the hands of the Nuggets in a 102-100 nailbiter that had all the trademarks of an NBA Finals matchup.
 
One of five teams to average 120+ points, the Celtics had their lowest scoring output since a 96-point outing in a loss to the Magic on November 24.

Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets are coming off an ugly East Coast road trip, who took losses from the Celtics, 76ers, Knicks, and Heat — all teams currently in playoff position, and another loss to the Bulls, who are in the play-in. Their only win over six Games came against the lowly Pistons.
 
This is the second and final meeting between these teams and the second time in the last nine days. Houston would like to reverse the fortunes from the previous Game — a 145-113 demolition in Beantown.
 
The Rockets were held to 40.4% shooting from the field, including a brutal 7-for-30 mark from distance, a 23.3% clip. On the other side, Boston went bonkers from 3-point range, hitting 24 of 47.
 
Houston has not fared well playing on the second night of a back-to-back, going just 2-5 in seven previous Games. 
 
On the other side, Boston has feasted on teams with a rest disadvantage, running an NBA-best 14-1 mark in such a scenario. However, that mark falls to 8-6-1 when talking spread.
 
That earlier matchup seems to be the outlier, as the 258 combined points broke a streak of five straight Unders, but I think Houston’s body of work playing on consecutive nights supersedes that: in that scenario, the Over has hit in five of their seven Games.
 
A Boston team that just got contained and suffered its first home loss should be extra motivated. After averaging just 107.3 points over the last three Games, the Celtics offense will arrive in Texas to carry this total.

My best bet: Over 228 (-110 at DraftKings)

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Celtics vs Rockets same-game parlay

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Over 228

Rockets team total Over 107.5

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I’m tacking on Houston's team total for a little extra juice with this same-game parlay. The Rockets are a better team at home, running a 15-6 mark at the Toyota Center, tied for the third-most home wins in the West.

Like most teams, their stats are better in their own building, where they average 114.3 points, on 46.4% shooting from the field, and 38.5% from distance.
 
Offense hasn’t really been the issue for them on the back end of back-to-backs, as they're averaging 116 points per game. 
 
It’s the defense that’s abandoned them, as they have surrendered better than 125 points per contest, topped by the last game against the Celtics, where they gave up a season-high 145. 
 
I think they’re far more competitive on Sunday, and they should comfortably slide by this 107.5-point team total.

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Celtics vs Rockets spread and Over/Under analysis

The spread has hit double digits and has been as high as 11 points. That’s a jump from the opening line when most books came in at -9.
 
Boston has been the bet against the spread between these teams, going 7-3-0 in the last 10. Both have winning records as the cover team: Houston is 21-18-1 ATS, with Boston at 21-19-2.
 
As for the total, this opened as high as 231 points, but no sites have kept at that figure, with most books staying in the 229 range, with a low of 228.5.
 
The Celtics have seen the Over go 21-20-1, while the Rockets have crossed the total 18 times in 40 Games.

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Celtics vs Rockets game info

Location: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024
Tip-off: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCS-Boston, Space City Home Network
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