NBA on TNT: Celtics Host Banged up 76ers

The fans at TD Garden see the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats on Thursday. The game will tip-off at 7:00 pm EST and TNT will have the telecast. Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -6-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game’s total opened at 212.5. The line now shows Boston as 4.5-point favorites and the total is down to 208.

Raptors Win was Costly for 76ers

Philadelphia won its last outing, a 117-111 result against the Toronto Raptors on January 15. The 76ers covered in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 228 combined points took the game OVER the total. Philly has won 5 of their last 6 games coming into tonight. Then the injury bug hit against Toronto. The club is still unsure about when rookie Markelle Fultz’s shoulder will allow him to return. J.J. Redick suffered a “bone edema and small Cortical crack in the left fibula,” that will be re-evaluate in 10-to-14 days. Redick has been great for the Sixers. He is averaging 17.3 points per game. That is 5.1 higher than his career average. He is 40.5 percent on 3-pointers. He is also 94.6 percent from the foul line. The Sixers will also be without bench player Richaun Holmes for a second straight game. Joel Embiid scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Monday. In their only loss over their last 6 games, the Sixers blew a 22-point first-half lead to the Celtics in London. They blew a 22-point lead against the Raptors as well on their last visit. Then they hung on after squandering a 21-point lead Monday.

Celtics Playing 2nd game in 11 Days

Boston was a 116-113 loser in its last match at home against the Pelicans. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 229 sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The loss was only the Celtics second game in the last 11 days. Kyrie Irving revealed Wednesday he has a sore left shoulder. He is questionable for Thursday. Marcus Smart, Guerschon Yabusele and Abdel Nader have reported being sick as well. The Celtics have won 13 of the last 14 games against the Sixers. The last seven have been at TD Garden.

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	108.63	7	98.13	2
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	108.30	5	98.75	3
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	46.10	1	44.46	24
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	103.22	22	108.18	23
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	104.75	19	110.25	25
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	45.29	8	42.15	5

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NBA Betting Trends

Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia’s last 23 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston

Boston Celtics
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston’s last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston’s last 8 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Philadelphia 76ers

Boston Celtics

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