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Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics
The Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics will meet on the court at TD Garden on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -10.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 228.
Boston won its last outing, a 117-113 result against the Cavaliers on March 01. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 230 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Last time out for Brooklyn, they were a 142-118 loser as they battled the Knicks on the road. The Nets failed to cover in the match as a +8-point underdog, while 260 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 34-28 SU,32-30 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Brooklyn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Brooklyn is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Brooklyn's last 16 games
Boston:
Team record: 45-18 SU,33-29-1 ATS
Boston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games
Next up:
Brooklyn home to Charlotte Sunday, March 5
Boston home to New York Sunday, March 5