ASA play on 8* OVER 216 Brooklyn Nets @ Boston Celtics, 7:40 PM ET - The average NBA game finishes with 213.6 Total points and this number is slightly higher than that but the metrics say this will be much more than an ‘average’ game. The Nets got off to a slower start this season but have found their groove offensively. Brooklyn has scored 115 or more points in 5 of their last seven games and have played Over the Total in 6 of their last seven games. In their last five games the Nets have the 9th best offensive efficiency rating and rank 6th in pace of play. Boston is a bottom ten team in terms of pace on the season but in their last five games they are 15th. The C’s have been much more efficient scoring in those same five games by averaging 1.126-points per possession compared to the 1.081PPP they average on the season. The Nets are slightly better than league average in terms of DEFF but Boston is slightly worse. The Celtics have played OVER in their last four games as a home dog while the Nets are 4-0 OVER as a road favorite. We know scoring is down this year but last season when these two teams met in the playoffs they scored 197, 238, 243, 267 and 232. Bet OVER!