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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4.5-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Boston lost its last outing, a 108-104 result against the Magic on December 23. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -9-point favorite, while the 212 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for Philadelphia, they were a 111-106 winner as they battled the Spurs at home. The 76ers failed to cover in the match as a -5.5-point favorite, while 217 combined points moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 10-17 SU,10-17 ATS
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 22-7 SU,11-18 ATS
Boston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Next up:
Philadelphia at Utah Saturday, December 28
Boston home to Indiana Friday, December 27