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New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics
The New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -7-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 220.5.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 122-112 loser as they battled the Pacers on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 234 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, New York was a 146-122 loser on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (268) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 12-8 SU,11-8-1 ATS
New York is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New York is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 15-5 SU,8-10-2 ATS
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games
Next up:
New York home to Toronto Monday, December 11
Boston home to Cleveland Tuesday, December 12