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Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors meet at HP Field House.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -2-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 216.
In their last action, Toronto was a 150-122 winner on the road against the Nets. They covered the -14-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (272) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 110-106 winner as they battled the 76ers on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a -7-point favorite, while 216 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 52-24 SU,43-28-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Toronto:
Team record: 57-19 SU,44-31-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston at Toronto Tuesday, September 1