Friday, May 25th, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to take on the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night.
Start time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA package.
The point spread came out with the home team Boston Celtics favored by –6 1/2 points with an over under of 186 points.
The early money from the NBA betting public has come on the side of the 76ers as Boston is now lined as a -6 point favorite.
The total has moved up to 186 ½ points.
Boston Celtics money line gamblers will lay –280 odds with the road underdog Philadelphia 76ers bringing back +240 odds to earn the straight up win without the aid of getting the points.
This will be the fourth meeting of the season between these two Eastern conference clubs. Boston leads 2-1.
They first met on December 9th and it was the Celtics with the 102-101 road win at Philadelphia as a -5 point favorite.
Boston was red hot from the field in the win hitting on 55.9% of their shots and 7 of 12 from three. They hit on 19 of 21 from the line in the win. They held Philadelphia to 45.7% shooting.
Ray Allen led the Celtics with 23 points on 7 of 10 from the floor and 7 of 7 from the line. Rajon Rondo produced 19 points with 14 assists.
The rematch took place on December 22nd and it was the Celtics with the 84-80 home win against the 76ers as -9 point favorite. The total landed under 191 ½ points.
Boston was held to just 38.8% shooting in the win. The Celtics were aided by the 76ers poor 2 of 10 from beyond the arc and 9 misses out of 31 free throws.
Ray Allen led the Celtics with 22 points and six assists in the win. Shaquille O’Neal had 13 points and nine rebounds.
They last played on March 11th and it was the 76ers with the 89-86 home win against Boston as a +1 point underdog. The game went under 192 points.
Philadelphia took good care of the basketball in the win with just six turnovers and forcing 11 from Boston. The 76ers survived 41.2% shooting from the field.
Spencer Hawes had 14 points on 6 of 10 from the field and 10 rebounds. Andre Iguodala had 13 points with nine rebounds and eight assists.
Philadelphia travels to Boston with a mark of 40-37 on the year. The team has clinched a playoff spot. The 76ers are 15-25 playing on the road.
The Philadelphia 76ers sit in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference trailing the fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks by four games with five to play.
The club had won three straight prior to dropping a 93-87 overtime decision at Milwaukee on Saturday as a -1 ½ point favorite.
The Sixers shot just 40.2% from the floor and 4 of 14 from three in defeat. They were outrebounded by Milwaukee by four boards.
The team allowed the Bucks 48.6% shooting and forced 18 turnovers.
Forward Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 20 points on 10 of 18 shooting and 12 rebounds. Jrue Holiday contributed with 15 points and 10 assists.
Boston checks in with a record of 53-23. The team is 30-8 at home this season.
The club is tied with the Miami Heat in the loss column for the second seed and trails the first place Chicago Bulls by three games in the loss column with just six games left to be played.
It is very likely that Miami and Boston could meet in the second round and both are fighting for home court in that Eastern conference possible semifinal battle.
Boston has dropped 4 of their past 7 games to fall into a tie with Miami. The team is coming off the 101-90 win against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night as a -10 ½ point home favorite.
The Celtics were red hot from the floor by hitting on 64.1% of their shots and 7 of 11 from the three point line. The team won the rebounding battle by a 37-26 margin. Boston survived 19 turnovers.
The club allowed the Piston 42.5% shooting from the floor.
Kevin Garnett led Boston with 23 points and 8 rebounds on 10 of 14 shooting. Pau Pierce contributed with 22 points and six rebounds with 7 of 10 shooting. Point guard Rajon Rondo had 14 assists.
Trend: Philadelphia 76ers are 5-1 ATS in their past 6 games versus Boston Celtics.
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