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Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors
The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors will meet on the court at Amalie Arena on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -2.5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 120-116 result against the Pelicans on January 02. The Raptors failed to cover in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 236 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Celtics were a 122-120 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (242) made winners of OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 4-3 SU,3-4 ATS
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 1-4 SU,1-4 ATS
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games
Next up:
Boston at Miami Wednesday, January 6
Toronto at Phoenix Wednesday, January 6