T.M. Selection: Boston Celtics.

I like the Boston Celtics to cover the spread against the New Orleans Pelicans in this game on Monday. The Celtics have looked good lately, they have 4 wins in their previous 5 games. They have also looked good on their home court this year and I expect them to continue playing well at home here. They have won 3 home games in a row and their most recent home game was a 2 point win against the Bulls who are currently leading the East. Marcus Smart will probably miss this game but he is the only player on the Celtics injury report and I think they have enough bench depth to cover his absence against the Pelicans. The Pelicans have not been good this year and they have looked really bad in their road games. They just lost their most recent game on the road to the Nets by 15 points and that ended the run of 2 wins in a row that they had strung together. Both of those wins came at home though and they have looked much worse in their road games lately. The Pelicans have lost 4 road games in a row and 2 of those games they lost by 15+ points. The Celtics haven't been clicking this year but they still have a lot of skilled players on their team and I think they should be performing a lot better than what they have been up to this point. I think it is only a matter of time until the Celtics start to get really hot and go on a big run. They have already looked much better lately and have been getting very healthy. I like the healthy Celtics team at home to cover the spread here.

T.M. Selection: 115-95 Celtics.