Celtics-Grizzlies Who Will Cover?

The Boston Celtics and the Memphis Grizzlies will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at FedExForum.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 11-point favorites versus the Grizzlies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Paul Pierce led the way with 22 points on Friday night as the Celtics got past the Chicago Bulls by a final score of 116-93.

The Celtics managed to cover the 11.5-point spread at home in that game, while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total (199).

Hakim Warrick had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead the Grizzlies to a 100-93 win over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.

Memphis upset New Jersey as 3.5-point home underdogs as the teams played under thr 201-point total set by sportsbooks.

Current streak:
Boston has won 7 straight games.

Team records:
Boston: 48-12 SU, 35-23-2 ATS
Memphis: 15-46 SU, 25-36 ATS

Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Chicago are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

Memphis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Phoenix are 1-9
After playing New Jersey are 3-7
After a win are 0-10

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Memphis
Boston is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis's last 11 games when playing at home against Boston

Next up:
Boston at Philadelphia, Monday, March 10
Memphis at Phoenix, Tuesday, March 11

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