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Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -11.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 116-110 result against the Bulls on March 13. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 226 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston was a 103-91 winner in its last match on the road against the Heat. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 194 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Boston:
Team record: 48-19 SU,31-36 ATS
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Brooklyn:
Team record: 22-44 SU,34-31-1 ATS
Brooklyn is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Brooklyn's last 23 games
Brooklyn is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Boston home to Brooklyn Tuesday, March 18
Brooklyn home to Atlanta Sunday, March 16