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Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics
The fans at TD Garden will be treated to a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -9.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Boston was a 133-128 winner in its last match at home against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 261 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Indiana lost its last outing, a 133-128 result against the Celtics on May 21. The Pacers covered in that game as a +9.5-point underdog, while the 261 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Indiana:
Team record: 55-42 SU,52-42-3 ATS
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Indiana's last 19 games
Boston:
Team record: 73-20 SU,47-41-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Boston Saturday, May 25