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Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics
A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Celtics on Thursday when they battle the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -6-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 214.
Boston was a 105-102 winner in its last match on the road against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 207 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Dallas won its last outing, a 124-103 result against the Timberwolves on May 30. The Mavericks covered in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 227 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 62-37 SU,59-40 ATS
Boston:
Team record: 76-20 SU,48-43-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Next up:
Dallas at Boston Sunday, June 9