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Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics
The fans at TD Garden will be treated to a game between the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -7.5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 215.
In their last action, Boston was a 109-103 winner on the road against the Mavericks. They covered the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (212) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 112-99 result against the Raptors on December 18. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 211 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 11-17 SU,11-15-2 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 3-7-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Detroit is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 18-7 SU,15-8-2 ATS
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Chicago Saturday, December 21
Boston home to Charlotte Sunday, December 22