NBA Christmas games are here! Today 5 games are going to happen and I'm going to talk about a game between Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks. After 33 games played, the Celtics have 23 wins and 10 losses which gives them 1st place in the Eastern Conference while the Bucks are the 2nd best team with 22 wins and 10 losses. In this game, I'm predicting that Boston will cover the handicap.

The Celtics started the season great but in recent games, they have struggled. Boston has won only once in the last 4 games but the only win was on Friday night against Minnesota Timberwolves. The good news is that Robert Williams is back on the roster and that should help tonight when Giannis Antetokounmpo will try to get inside the paint. Per advanced stats, the Celtics are the 1st on offense (120.2), the 17th-best on defense (111.6) and have the 6th-best net rating (8.6) at home.

Not only Boston is struggling but also the Bucks. In the last 5 games, they have won 2 games but only 1 was on the road. With 8 wins and 7 losses on the road, the Bucks are the 3rd-best team away from home but this record shows that there's a 50% chance that they will lose. Milwaukee struggles to cover the spread on the road as they have done it only 5 times out of 15. Per advanced stats, the Bucks are the worst team on offense (104.7), the 3rd-best on defense (108.9) with the 22nd-best net rating on the road.

At home, the Celtics have covered the spread 10 out of 17 times. This will be the 7th time this season when Milwaukee is going to be an away underdog and they have covered the spread only 2 times this season. The Bucks are going to be without Khris Middleton and this is going to be a huge loss as Milwaukee lost to Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals last spring.

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NBA圣诞赛来了!今天有5场比赛，我要讲的是波士顿凯尔特人队和密尔沃基雄鹿队之间的比赛。在33场比赛之后，凯尔特人取得了23胜10负的战绩，在东部排名第一，而雄鹿则以22胜10负排名第二。在这场比赛中，我预测波士顿队会克服障碍。

凯尔特人本赛季开局不错，但在最近的比赛中，他们陷入了困境。波士顿在过去的4场比赛中只赢了一场，但唯一的一场胜利是在周五晚上对阵明尼苏达森林狼。好消息是罗伯特·威廉姆斯回到了名单上，这应该会在今晚扬尼斯·字母哥试图进入禁区时有所帮助。根据高级数据，凯尔特人在进攻端排名第1(120.2)，防守端排名第17(111.6)，主场净效率排名第6(8.6)。

不仅波士顿在挣扎，雄鹿也在挣扎。在过去的5场比赛中，他们赢了2场比赛，但只有1场是在客场。雄鹿客场8胜7负，是客场排名第三的球队，但这一记录表明他们有50%的几率会输。雄鹿队在客场防守上很吃力，因为他们在15场比赛中只做到了5次。根据高级数据，雄鹿是进攻端最差的球队(104.7分)，防守端第三好(108.9分)，客场净效率排名第22。

在主场，凯尔特人在17次比赛中有10次成功突破。这将是雄鹿本赛季第7次在客场处于劣势，他们本赛季只赢过2次。雄鹿队将失去米德尔顿，这将是一个巨大的损失，因为密尔沃基在去年春天的东部半决赛中输给了波士顿。