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Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs
A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Celtics on Sunday when they battle the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -12.5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 240.5.
San Antonio lost its last outing, a 134-128 result against the Trail Blazers on December 29. The Spurs failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 262 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Boston was a 120-118 winner at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (238) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 25-6 SU,15-14-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Boston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
San Antonio:
Team record: 5-26 SU,12-19 ATS
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 9 games
Next up:
Boston at Oklahoma City Tuesday, January 2
San Antonio at Memphis Tuesday, January 2