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Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Boston Celtics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 227.
Brooklyn won its last outing, a 102-101 result against the Heat on January 08. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Boston was a 125-114 winner at home against the Pelicans. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (239) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Brooklyn:
Team record: 20-12 SU,16-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Brooklyn is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Brooklyn is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston at Charlotte Saturday, January 14
Brooklyn home to Oklahoma City Sunday, January 15