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Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets
The Boston Celtics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -8-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 231.
Last time out for Charlotte, they were a 124-114 loser as they battled the Raptors on the road. The Hornets failed to cover in the match as a +7.5-point underdog, while 238 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Boston was a 109-98 winner on the road against the Nets. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (207) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Boston is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Charlotte:
Team record: 8-24 SU,14-17-1 ATS
Charlotte is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Charlotte is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
Next up:
Boston at Charlotte Monday, January 16