NBA Odds Today: Friday December 8, 2023

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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NBA Odds for Friday Dec. 8, 2023 feature 13 games on the hardwood as tonight's focus is on a pair of divisional matchups.

The New York Knicks square off with the Boston Celtics for the third time this season at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

In the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings are short road favorites as it faces the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Friday Dec. 8, 2023: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Friday, December 8, 2023

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

• Opening Point-Spread: Celtics -7
• Opening Money-Line: Celtics -270
• Opening Total: 229.5
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

The two teams that were knocked out in the Eastern Conference In-Tournament quarterfinals meet in Beantown tonight as the Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks.

The Celtics look to improve on their 9-0 record at TD Garden, while covering six times at home.

Boston has defeated New York twice this season, including a 114-98 blowout of the Knicks as 9.5-point favorites on November 13.

The Knicks had their three-game winning streak snapped at the In-Tournament quarterfinals at Milwaukee, 146-122 on Tuesday.

Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns

• Opening Point-Spread: Kings -1.5
• Opening Money-Line: Kings -125
• Opening Total: 236
• Time: 9:00 p.m. ET

The Sacramento Kings face the Phoenix Suns for the first time this season as the two Pacific Division rivals split four matchups last season.

The Kings were tripped up by the Pelicans in the In-Season Tournament on Monday, as Sacramento has covered the spread only twice in the last seven games.

The Suns are in the midst of an 0-4 ATS slump following their three-point defeat to the Lakers on Tuesday, which also marks their third loss in the last four games.

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers