NBA Odds Today: Monday January 8, 2024

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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NBA Odds for Monday Jan. 8, 2024 feature six games on the hardwood with a focus on two conference matchups.

The Boston Celtics look to beat the Indiana Pacers for the second time in three days as they meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Out west, the Los Angeles Clippers try to rebound from last night's loss to the Lakers as they host the Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Monday Jan. 8, 2024: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Monday, January 8, 2024

Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers

• Opening Point-Spread: Celtics -4
• Opening Money-Line: Celtics -165
• Opening Total: 244.5
• Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Boston slowed down Indiana on Saturday night, 118-101 as seven-point road favorites. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 38 points, while Jaylen Brown put up 31 points to push Boston to its eighth win in the last nine games.

The Pacers own the best offense in the NBA by averaging 126.8 points per game, but Boston has limited Indiana to two of its lowest outputs this season. In early November, the Celtics routed the Pacers, 155-104 and Saturday's loss marked the lowest point total scored by Indiana this season.

The Pacers had won six consecutive games prior to Saturday's defeat, which included six covers in that span. Indiana defeated Boston at the In-Season Tournament last month, 122-112, marking the only win by the Pacers over the Celtics in the last five matchups.

In the first meeting in Boston, the Pacers were without their star guard Tyrese Haliburton in that 51-point loss. That game easily hit the Over of 234 points, but the last two meetings went the other way with Unders on 245.5 and 250.5 totals.

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers

• Opening Point-Spread: Clippers -5.5
• Opening Money-Line: Clippers -225
• Opening Total: 228.5
• Time: 10:30 p.m. ET

The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the rival Lakers for the second time this season on Sunday, 106-103 as 4.5-point road favorites.

The Clippers welcome in the Phoenix Suns tonight, who finished off a seven-game homestand with a 121-115 defeat to Memphis as eight-point favorites.

These division foes meet for the second time in five days as the Clippers knocked off the Suns, 131-122 as four-point road favorites.

L.A. has won five of its last six games off a loss, while Phoenix owns a dreadful 4-15 ATS record since late December.

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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