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The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Celtics built up a 24 point lead the half and cruised past the Wizards 108-83 on Friday. The Celtics covered the 14.5-point spread, and the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 189.
Paul Pierce went for a game-high 26 points from 9-for-10 shooting, and Rajon Rondo had 10 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double in the win.
The Knicks rally came up short as they fell 105-103 to the Pacers on Friday, as 5-point favorites at home. That game’s 208 points went UNDER the posted total of 227.5.
David Lee had a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Al Harrington scored a team-high 27 points in the loss.
Team records:
New York: 12-19 SU, 16-15 ATS Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Charlotte are 7-3 After playing Washington are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 New York most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games on the road Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games when playing Boston The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York’s last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York’s last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York’s last 6 games when playing at home against Boston Next up:
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