{"id":319857,"date":"2025-01-07T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=319857"},"modified":"2025-01-07T10:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:57:14","slug":"celtics-vs-nuggets-prop-picks-january-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/celtics-vs-nuggets-prop-picks-january-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics vs. Nuggets prop picks Jan. 7: Bet on Brown, Jokic in marquee matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two championship-hopeful teams meet in the Mile High City on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Jaylen Brown is an elite second option for the Boston Celtics and I want in on his points prop. For the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic is a good pick to do what he does best \u2014 stuff the stat sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Celtics vs. Nuggets prop picks for Jan. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtics vs. Nuggets prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Best Bet: Brown over 21.5 points (-134)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston should have no issue scoring against Denver. The reigning NBA champs score the fourth-most points per game (118.5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total for this game is currently set at 236 and the Nuggets hit the over in 64.7% of their games (third-most in the NBA). So there’s a solid chance this one gets out of hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown, the two-way guard, averages 24.3 points per game and has cashed this wager in four of the last six contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He starts at small forward since the Celtics run both Derrick White and Jrue Holiday in the backcourt but Brown is built more like a shooting guard, the position he spent the early part of his career playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s important to note because the Nuggets allow the most PPG (25.3) to shooting guards, per Fantasy Pros, and it’s by a wide margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For context, the Sacramento Kings allow the second most (24.0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Brown scored 22-plus points in four of his last five games against the Nuggets, scoring 30 or more three times in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jokic over 50.5 <\/strong>points\/rebounds\/assists (-120):<\/strong> The Celtics are a terrible matchup for centres, but does it matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston allows the second-fewest points\/rebounds\/assists to the position (36.6) but Jokic has had success in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He cleared this line in two games against the Celtics last season, averaging 55.0 PRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-time MVP has somehow taken his game to a new level this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s scoring 5.1 more points per game and is leading the league in 3-point percentage (47.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jokic averages 54.2 PRA so this line is well below his standard. If you can get past the tough matchup, this is a number worth taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picks made at 8:55 a.m. ET 01\/07\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two championship-hopeful teams meet in the Mile High City on Tuesday. The pregame narrative: Jaylen Brown is an elite second option for the Boston Celtics and I want in on his points prop. For the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic is a good pick to do what he does best \u2014 stuff the stat sheet. Check […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":319868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83,624],"class_list":["post-319857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-nba-predictions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCeltics vs. Nuggets prop picks: Jan. 7 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Celtics vs. Nuggets prop picks for Jan. 7. 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