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Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nets as -3.5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 233.
Brooklyn won its last outing, a 132-114 result against the Rockets on March 03. The Nets covered in that game as a -10.5-point favorite, while the 246 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Boston was a 132-125 winner at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (257) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 19-17 SU,17-19 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 24-13 SU,20-17 ATS
Brooklyn is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Brooklyn is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Brooklyn's last 15 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Houston Sunday, March 14
Brooklyn home to Detroit Saturday, March 13