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Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Boston Celtics at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
The Trail Blazers were a 123-107 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Knicks. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (230) made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Boston was a 104-102 winner on the road against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (206) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 48-22 SU,36-33-1 ATS
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Portland:
Team record: 31-38 SU,34-35 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Portland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Portland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston at Utah Saturday, March 18
Portland home to Los Angeles Sunday, March 19