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Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nets as -7-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
The Nets were a 114-103 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (217) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Boston won its last outing, a 99-86 result against the Suns on April 22. The Celtics covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 185 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 32-27 SU,30-29 ATS
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 39-20 SU,29-30 ATS
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Brooklyn is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games
Next up:
Boston at Charlotte Sunday, April 25
Brooklyn home to Phoenix Sunday, April 25