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Washington Wizards vs. Boston Celtics
The Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -16-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 238.
The Celtics were a 125-117 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hawks. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites, while the total score (242) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Washington lost its last outing, a 114-106 result against the Cavaliers on February 07. The Wizards covered in that game as a +11.5-point underdog, while the 220 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Washington:
Team record: 9-41 SU,23-26-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Washington is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 39-12 SU,24-25-2 ATS
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games
Next up:
Washington home to Philadelphia Saturday, February 10
Boston at Miami Sunday, February 11