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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -9.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
Boston was a 118-114 loser in its last match on the road against the Cavaliers. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 232 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 110-104 winner as they battled the Pistons on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 214 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 31-34 SU,33-32 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Portland is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Portland is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 45-21 SU,34-31-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games
Next up:
Portland at Philadelphia Friday, March 10
Boston at Atlanta Saturday, March 11