Celtics-Knicks Pointers

The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 9-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Boston shot 58.9% from the field in Friday's 116-89 win over Philadelphia, covering the 10.5-point home spread. The 205 points scored were OVER the posted total of 185.

Ray Allen led the way with 23 points, and Paul Pierce added 22 points for the Celtics.

New York got 22 points from Jamal Crawford in Saturday's 88-84 win at Miami, coming in as 4.5-point road underdogs. The 172 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 195.5.

Nate Robinson had 19 points off the bench, and Zach Randolph put 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks.

Current streak:
Boston has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Boston: 32-6 SU, 24-13-1 ATS
New York: 13-27 SU, 18-22 ATS

Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After playing Miami are 3-7
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
Boston is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games when playing Boston

Next up:
Boston home to Toronto, Wednesday, January 23
New York home to Philadelphia, Friday, January 25

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