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Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fans at Moda Center will be treated to a game between the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 204.
Portland was a 115-111 loser in its last match at home against the Rockets. They earned a push of the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 226 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Boston won its last outing, a 100-99 result against the Thunder on March 20. The Celtics covered in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 48-23 SU,43-26-2 ATS
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Portland:
Team record: 44-27 SU,40-26-5 ATS
Portland is 10-0-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Portland is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston at Sacramento Sunday, March 25
Portland at Oklahoma City Sunday, March 25