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Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Clippers

The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Staples Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Clippers as -5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 221.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 121-99 winner on the road against the Cavaliers. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (220) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Boston lost its last outing, a 116-111 result against the Kings on February 03. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 227 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Boston:
Team record: 11-9 SU,11-9 ATS
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games

Los Angeles:
Team record: 17-6 SU,14-9 ATS
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Boston at Phoenix Sunday, February 7
Los Angeles home to Sacramento Sunday, February 7