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Toronto Raptors vs. Boston Celtics
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -17.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Boston lost its last outing, a 123-114 result against the Pacers on December 29. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -10.5-point favorite, while the 237 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Toronto was a 136-107 loser at home against the Hawks. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (243) was profitable news for PUSH bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 7-25 SU,20-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 10 straight games.
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Boston:
Team record: 23-9 SU,12-20 ATS
Boston is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Brooklyn Wednesday, January 1
Boston at Minnesota Thursday, January 2