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Today is Monday, January 20th, and we have an exciting match-up between the Boston Celtics (29-13) and the Golden State Warriors (21-20) at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Both teams are prepared to battle it out on the court in a highly anticipated game.

Boston is 5-4 in 2025. They have not won two in a row since January 3. They lost in OT Saturday to Atlanta. Jaylen Brown had 20 points in the loss for the Celtics. Golden State has won two straight. Saturday, they beat the Wizards at home 122-114. Andrew Wiggins had 31 for the Warriors.

The Celtics are currently 14-5 on the road with a point differential of +9, while the Warriors have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Celtics vs. Warriors live today

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025

Time: 5:00PM EST

Site: Chase Center

City: San Francisco, CA

Network/Streaming: TNT/Max

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Game odds for Celtics vs. Warriors

The latest odds as of Monday:

Odds: Celtics (-205), Warriors (+170)

Spread: Celtics -5.5

Over/Under: 221 points

That gives the Celtics an implied team point total of 112.35, and the Warriors 109.48.

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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Celtics vs. Warriors game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Celtics & Warriors game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Golden State Warriors at +5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 221.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Celtics vs. Warriors on Monday

The Warriors have won 4 straight home games against the Celtics

The OVER is 4-1 in the Warriors' last 5 home games

The Warriors have covered the Spread in their last 4 home games against the Celtics

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 on NBC Sports!

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