{"id":5688,"date":"2008-12-12T16:40:34","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T21:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=5688"},"modified":"2008-12-12T16:40:34","modified_gmt":"2008-12-12T21:40:34","slug":"hornets-celtics-free-pick-121208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/hornets-celtics-free-pick-121208\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Betting &#8211; Hornets vs. Celtics (Dec. 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA Hornets @ Celtics<\/h2>\n<p>The Boston Celtics (21-2 SU, 12-10 ATS, 11-11 O\/U) set a new franchise record on Thursday, getting off to the first 21-2 start in franchise history. The New Orleans Hornets (12-6 SU, 8-9-1 ATS, 9-9 O\/U) have won three consecutive games and seven of eight overall. \u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tonight, both teams will look to continue their respective winning ways when they battle at TD Banknorth Garden.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics routed the Washington Wizards 122-88 on Thursday to easily cover the spread as a 10-point road favorite, just as I predicted in the BetUS Locker Room earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been a big fan of history,&#8221; forward Kevin Garnett said. &#8220;To establish ourselves in that history that&#8217;s so enriched with culture and prestige and tradition is a great thing.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists and veteran shooting guard Ray Allen also had 22 points in the win.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets dominated the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday, winning 105-89 to cover the spread for BetUS NBA betting backers as a 15-point home favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Forwards David West and Peja Stojakovic each scored a team-high 17 points while point guard Chris Paul added 15 points and 15 assists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NBA Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Orleans is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games<br \/>\nNew Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans&#8217;s last 5 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Orleans&#8217;s last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston<br \/>\nBoston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nBoston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home<br \/>\nBoston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston&#8217;s last 10 games when playing at home against New Orleans<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Hornets +7 -110<br \/>\nBoston Celtics -7 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 190 -110<br \/>\nUnder 190 -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis:<\/strong> While the Celtics are just 2-4 ATS on 0 days\u2019 rest this season, I like the C\u2019s to cover the 8-point spread against the Hornets with a solid effort against one of the better teams in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, take the Celtics to send another emphatic message to the rest of the league in this contest tonight.<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Free Picks: Celtics 99 Hornets 90<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the  New Orleans Hornets and the Boston Celtics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1979,3938,3939,1975,5011,6387,6385,5344,4045,6065,6500,744,4044,3942,747,3925,5561,6501],"class_list":["post-5688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-basketball-betting","tag-basketball-odds","tag-bet-on-basketball","tag-bet-on-nba","tag-boston-celtics","tag-cavaliers-vs-76ers","tag-cavs-vs-76ers","tag-celtics-betting-trends","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-hornets-betting-trends","tag-hornets-vs-celtics","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-handicappers","tag-nba-handicapping","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-predictions","tag-new-orleans-hornets","tag-new-orleans-hornets-vs-boston-celtics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5688"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5691,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5688\/revisions\/5691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}