The Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Banknorth Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 8-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Trail Blazers won their sixth straight game with a 98-92 victory over the Wizards last time out. The Trail Blazers failed to cover the 7-point spread, while the 190 points fell UNDER the posted total of 192.5.
Brandon Roy netted 22 points with eight rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers. Lyle Aldridge added 16 in the win.
The Celtics improved to 19-2 with a 114-96 win over the Pacers on Wednesday. The Celtics covered the 14.5-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 200.
Kevin Garnett led the way with 26 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double, while Ray Allen added a game-high 31 points in the victory.
Current streak:
Team records:
Boston: 18-2 SU, 11-9 ATS Portland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 7-3 After playing Washington are 3-7 After a win are 7-3 Boston most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland’s last 5 games Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland’s last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland Next up:
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