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Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday 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 224.

Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 114-107 result against the Celtics on April 20. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 221 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Last time out for Boston, they were a 114-107 winner as they battled the Nets at home. The Celtics covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 221 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Boston:
Team record: 47-29 SU,39-35-2 ATS
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Boston's last 14 games

Brooklyn:
Team record: 39-36 SU,30-42-3 ATS
Brooklyn is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Brooklyn is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 9 games

Next up:
Boston at Brooklyn Monday, April 25