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Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics
A winning streak will be on the line for the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday when they battle the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -8.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Boston won its last outing, a 125-121 result against the Lakers on January 28. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 246 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Brooklyn was a 121-104 winner at home against the Lakers. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (225) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 20-12 SU,16-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Brooklyn is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Brooklyn is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 22-10 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Next up:
Brooklyn home to Washington Saturday, February 4
Boston home to Phoenix Friday, February 3