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Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz

The Boston Celtics and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Delta Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -14-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 229.5.

The Jazz were a 128-112 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Wizards. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (240) made winners of OVER bettors.

Boston was a 104-96 winner in its last match at home against the Nets. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 200 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Boston:
Team record: 50-19 SU,31-38 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 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 UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games

Utah:
Team record: 16-54 SU,37-33 ATS
Utah is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Utah's last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games

Next up:
Boston at Portland Sunday, March 23
Utah home to Cleveland Sunday, March 23