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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Boston Celtics
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -5.5-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 227.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 126-102 winner as they battled the Rockets at home. The Celtics covered in the match as a -15-point favorite, while 228 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 124-113 result against the Raptors on December 27. The Clippers covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 237 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 19-14 SU,17-16 ATS
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Indiana Saturday, December 31
Boston at Denver Sunday, January 1