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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 Celtics as -5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 213.5.
Brooklyn was a 117-103 loser in its last match at home against the Wizards. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 220 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Boston lost its last outing, a 112-111 result against the Pistons on February 16. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -12-point favorite, while the 223 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 34-26 SU,29-30-1 ATS
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 31-28 SU,22-35-2 ATS
Brooklyn is 4-9-1 ATS in its last 14 games
Brooklyn is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Next up:
Boston at Detroit Saturday, February 26
Brooklyn at Milwaukee Saturday, February 26