Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game’s total is sitting at 194½.
Chris Bosh had 33 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat Charlotte 107-103 on Wednesday night.
The Raps did not cover the 5.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 196.
The Celtics were defeated 116-98 by the Suns last time out, as 5-point underdogs. The game’s 214 points made it OVER the posted total of 206.5.
Eddie House had 19 points for the Celtics, and Ray Allen had 15 in the loss.
Current streak:
Toronto has won 5 straight games.
Boston has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 16-17 SU, 15-18 ATS
Boston: 23-8 SU, 13-18 ATS
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing San Antonio are 6-4
After playing Charlotte are 2-8
After a win are 6-4
Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Miami are 6-4
After playing Phoenix are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games
Next up:
Toronto home to San Antonio, Sunday, January 3
Boston at Miami, Wednesday, January 6
