The current odds have the Celtics as -1.5 point favorites. The betting public has 61% of their money on Boston as the home favorites. These two teams last played each other in late November where the Clippers got the home victory 107-104
The Clippers Patrick Beverley hasn’t played all week long due to a groin injury and we don’t expect to see him suit up for this matchup. The Celtics, Jaylen Brown is listed as questionable, but expect to see him play but maybe with limited minutes, since he did drop 19 points in his last game.
Los Angeles comes into this game 37-17 overall, but 15-12 on the road and dropped their last game to the 76ers, 110-103. Kawhi Leonard have an impressive game, putting up 30 points, but the x factor, Paul George managed to score only 11 points in the loss. Expect George to have a bounce back game and put up 20+ against this Boston defense who at home is ranked 6th in the league, giving up an average of 105.9 points per game. The Clippers on the road are ranked 6th in the league scoring an average of 114 points per game. The Clippers will take advantage of the major lapses by the Celtics defense and attack these mismatches early in the game. LA is 6-2 against the spread in their last 8 games against Boston and the total has gone under in 8 of the Clippers’ last 11 games on the road.
The Celtics come into this game 37-16 overall, 22-5 at home and currently sitting in the 3rd spot in the Eastern Conference, just 3 games behind the Raptors. Boston’s seven-game win streak was snapped at Houston on Tuesday in the 115-106 loss. Gordon Hayward led the team, putting up 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. In this game, keep your eyes on Jayson Tatum, who’s been red hot since coming back from injury, putting up an average of 26 points and 7 rebounds per game while shooting 46 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point land, but will he have enough help to take down these Clippers who are coming off a loss and one the best teams in the league and currently the third best odds at +325 to win the championship this season. Boston is 8-4 against the spread in their last 12 games and the total has gone under in 8 of the Celtics last 11 games.
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