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Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics
The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics will meet on the court at TD Garden on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -3.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
The Celtics were a 120-107 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Grizzlies. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites, while the total score (227) made winners of OVER bettors.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 113-107 result against the Heat on March 03. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 220 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 32-32 SU,24-38-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Brooklyn is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games
Brooklyn is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn's last 12 games
Boston:
Team record: 38-27 SU,32-32-1 ATS
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Brooklyn at Charlotte Tuesday, March 8
Boston at Charlotte Wednesday, March 9