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Houston Rockets vs. Boston Celtics
The Houston Rockets and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -12.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 231.
Boston lost its last outing, a 135-102 result against the Bucks on January 11. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 237 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Houston was a 112-110 winner on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (222) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 19-18 SU,20-15-2 ATS
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 29-9 SU,18-18-2 ATS
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Next up:
Houston at Philadelphia Monday, January 15
Boston at Toronto Monday, January 15