Celtics vs. Suns Prediction and Odds for Wednesday, December 7 (Keep Backing Boston)

The battle of the No. 1 seeds in each conference takes place Wednesday night in the NBA with the Boston Celtics taking on Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in primetime. 

Phoenix gets a huge lift tonight with the return of guard Chris Paul, who has missed the last month with a heel injury. 

Phoenix took a tough loss to Dallas its last time out, and now has an even tougher test as a home dog against the Celtics. Boston is one of the best teams in the NBA against the spread this season, going 16-9 ATS through its first 25 games. 

With Jayson Tatum looking like a legitimate MVP candidate and Boston playing to a historic offensive rating, does it prove that it's better than the West’s No. 1 team tonight?

Let’s take a look at the latest odds: 

Celtics vs. Suns Odds, Spread and Total

Celtics vs. Suns Prediction and Pick

The return of CP3 certainly boosts the Suns, but I am worried they don’t have the firepower to beat this Boston team, even at home. 

Phoenix is still without Cameron Johnson on the wing, and the team has relied heavily on Devin Booker to carry it with his scoring. 

The Suns and Celtics both have the best net ratings in the NBA, but Boston has been dominant all season long, even on the road, going 9-3 straight up. 

The return of Paul shifted this line a bit in favor of the Suns, but I think a healthy Celtics team is much better than this Suns team. 

Phoenix has some questionable losses this season, including one recently to the Houston Rockets. Until the Celtics give us a reason to fade them, keeping backing them at short lines like this. 

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record here.

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.