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Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers Preview & Picks
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers Preview & Picks
Philadelphia are backed to cover the spread in Game 3.
The 76ers have been covering consistently in recent weeks are have been strong as a home underdog.
- Philadelphia 76ers are 6-2-0 ATS in their last 8 games
- Philadelphia 76ers at 4-1-0 ATS as a home betting underdog
- The Under cashed in 4 of the last 5 meetings
- The Under has hit in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games
Head To Head
- Boston Celtics lead the all-time series 330-244
- Boston Celtics won the 2022/23 regular season series 3-1
- This NBA Playoffs series is tied 1-1
- Boston Celtics won 121-87 when the two teams last met on May 3
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Boston head out on the road having tied up the series at 1-1 after their fifth win in eight postseason games.
The Celtics came into the postseason on a three-game win streak and made a strong start to the playoffs with back-to-back home wins against Atlanta, winning 112-99 and 119-106.
They went 2-2 over the next four games, but that was enough to see them through with a 128-120 road win sealing the series 4-2.
Boston found themselves behind early in the second round series with Philadelphia, giving up home court advantage with a 119-115 defeat in Game 1.
The Celtics rebounded immediately and they did it emphatically, blowing out the 76ers, 121-87, to knot up the series at 1-1.
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Philadelphia come into this game on the back of their first defeat of the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
The 76ers ended the regular season with a couple of wins and kept that good form going in the first round of the playoffs.
They made straightforward work of Brooklyn at home, running out 121-101 and 96-84 winners to take a 2-0 series lead.
Philadelphia then completed a series sweep on the road with 102-97 and 96-88 victories in the ‘Big Apple’.
The 76ers made it seven straight wins with a 119-115 win in Boston in Game 1 of this series, only to then suffer a 121-87 defeat in Game 2.
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Verdict
Philadelphia were blown out in Game 2, but splitting those first two road games was big for them.
The 76ers are now back home, where they have covered repeatedly as an underdog, and we are backing them with the points.
The 76ers are now back home, where they have covered repeatedly as an underdog, and we are backing them with the points.
Philadelphia +1.5
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