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Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics

The Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -11.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 232.5.

The Celtics were a 132-109 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Kings. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (241) made winners of OVER bettors.

Indiana won its last outing, a 118-114 result against the Raptors on March 22. The Pacers covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 232 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Indiana:
Team record: 33-40 SU,39-33-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road

Boston:
Team record: 50-23 SU,38-34-1 ATS
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home

Next up:
Indiana at Atlanta Saturday, March 25
Boston home to San Antonio Sunday, March 26