5* NBA HIGH ROLLER BOOKIE BEATDOWN

Boston vs. New Orleans, 12/28/2011 20:00 EDT, Score: 78 - 97

Point Spread: -2½/-105 Boston

Sportsbook: 5Dimes

Result: Loss

The Boston Celtics have opened the season with back-to-back losses at New York and Miami. They kept both of those games extremely close against two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

New Orleans is a team in transition after trading away All-Star point guard Chris Paul. They managed to beat the Suns 85-84 on the road in their season opener on Monday, but I'm not buying the Hornets being a contender.

The Celtics don't want to fall to 0-3, which means they are going to turn up the defense and really make things hard for the Hornets in this game. Not only do I think Boston will cover the 2.5-point spread, but I think they will win this game by double-digits. BET THE CELTICS -2.5!