Friday’s schedule is loaded with 13 games, and the league’s two remaining unbeaten clubs will both be in action. Boston is off to a fast start at 6-0 and will be hosting Phoenix, who shares the lead in the Pacific Division at 4-1 after a week-and-a-half. The Celtics have had their way with the Suns of late, having won three straight head-to-head matchups by at least 17 points each time. According to Statfox, PHOENIX is 14-27 ATS (-15.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. The average score was PHOENIX 106.1, OPPONENT 110.5. Although this doesn't take into account that Shaq is no longer on the Suns, taking Celtics here at -10.5 seems like the right play.
Reasons to take Suns +10.5:
1) High scoring road team....keep game close if they play well
2) losing by single digits seems more likely than being blown out
3) Celtics didnt cover vs. hornets who are a lower ranked team offensively so suns should cover
Reasons to take Celitcs -10.5:
1) Celtics blow them out like they have every other time they have played the suns in boston
2) Celtics are undefeated and continue to be undeafeated with a crushing win heading into a weekend where they could end up being 8-0.
Final Score: Celtics -10.5
Reasons to take Suns +10.5:
1) High scoring road team....keep game close if they play well
2) losing by single digits seems more likely than being blown out
3) Celtics didnt cover vs. hornets who are a lower ranked team offensively so suns should cover
Reasons to take Celitcs -10.5:
1) Celtics blow them out like they have every other time they have played the suns in boston
2) Celtics are undefeated and continue to be undeafeated with a crushing win heading into a weekend where they could end up being 8-0.
Final Score: Celtics -10.5
