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Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Houston Rockets at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -14.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 233.
Boston won its last outing, a 139-118 result against the Bucks on December 25. The Celtics covered in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 257 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston won its last outing, a 133-118 result against the Bulls on December 26. The Rockets covered in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 251 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 9-22 SU,13-15-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Next up:
Houston at Dallas Thursday, December 29
Boston home to Los Angeles Thursday, December 29