Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends

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16 March 2023

Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends

A pair of the league’s best scorers — Jayson Tatum (sixth, 30.1 points per game) and Damian Lillard (third, 32.3) — take the court when the Boston Celtics (48-22) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (31-38) on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET on ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-BOS.

The Celtics head into their game against the Trail Blazers as a 5-point favorite.

Celtics vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds

Spread: Boston -5
Moneyline: Boston -205, Portland +170

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Celtics at Trail Blazers odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Celtics (- 5)
Prediction:
Celtics 118 – Trail Blazers 112

Boston has been victorious in 46, or 70.8%, of the 65 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
This season, Boston has come away with a win 29 times in 43 chances when named as a favorite of at least -205 or better on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 67.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Portland has been the underdog on the moneyline 36 total times this season. Portland has finished 12-24 in those games.
When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +170 or longer, Portland has gone 5-12 (29.4%).
The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Portland a 37% chance to win.

The Celtics put up 117.5 points per game, only 1.6 more points than the 115.9 the Trail Blazers allow.
Boston has a 26-14-2 record against the spread and a 36-6 record overall when putting up more than 115.9 points.
Portland is 22-12-1 against the spread and 22-13 overall when allowing fewer than 117.5 points.
The Trail Blazers score only 2.2 more points per game (114.4) than the Celtics allow (112.2).
Portland is 23-10 against the spread and 24-9 overall when it scores more than 112.2 points.
Boston has an ATS record of 26-13-1 and a 32-8 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 114.4 points.
The Celtics are the NBA’s fourth-ranked scoring team (117.5 PPG), while the Trail Blazers rank 19th in points per game allowed (115.9) in the league.
Portland is the NBA’s 15th-ranked offense (114.4 PPG), while Boston is the eighth-ranked defense (112.2).
The Celtics have totaled 373 more points than their opponents this season (5.3 per game on average), while the Trail Blazers have been out-scored by 103 total points (1.5 per game average differential).

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