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Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -10.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 106-103 loser as they battled the 76ers on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 209 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Toronto won its last outing, a 127-116 result against the Mavericks on November 08. The Raptors covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 243 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Toronto:
Team record: 4-4 SU,5-3 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Boston:
Team record: 5-2 SU,2-3-2 ATS
Boston is 2-5-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Washington Monday, November 13
Boston home to New York Monday, November 13