San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (31-9) will compete against the San Antonio Spurs (7-32) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Spurs took the court against the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 109-99 in their last game. San Antonio ended having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (38 of 95) and made 11 out of their 42 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 12 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 70.6%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 44 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 27 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 43.0% from the field on 40 of 93 shooting. Atlanta distributed 24 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In addition, Atlanta had 56 rebounds (13 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Atlanta finished shooting 76.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 21 tries. They buried 13 of their 38 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Spurs walked away with 18 and the Hawks recorded 19 fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. Wembanyama walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He played 27 mins and also collected 13 boards. He notched 26 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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San Antonio comes into this game with a mark of 7-32 so far this year. They currently have an average of 112.2 points per game (23rd in the league) on 45.6% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 34.6% from downtown (503 of 1,455) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 43.2 boards per game and has 1,130 assists this year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 26th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (121.4). The Spurs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.6% (1,740 of 3,582) and they relinquish 46.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,093 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 105-96 against the Raptors. Regarding rebounding, Boston permitted Toronto to snag 52 in total (9 on the offensive side). They shot 12.5% from three-point range by shooting 4 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Celtics allowed the Raptors to knock down 38 of their 95 attempts from the field which had them at 40.0% for the game. When the game finished, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 82 from the floor which had them shooting 40.2%. In terms of three-point attempts, Boston converted 16 out of their 39 tries (41.0%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a clip of 92.0%. The Raptors committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Celtics collected 48 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this game.

Jrue Holiday ended up being important for the Celtics for this game. He converted 7 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Holiday totaled 22 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 7 assists for the matchup.

Boston has a record of 31-9 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks them 11th in the league. Boston has scored 4,841 points so far this season (121.0 per contest) and they snag 47.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.6 times per game (21st in basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Celtics have committed 17.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.7% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense concedes 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (541 of 1,515) and opponents are knocking down 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 24.8 assists and 43.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 17th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.3. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (3rd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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