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Boston vs. Detroit

January 1, 2021
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Premium Pick

Detroit is rebuilding as it has been for most of the last 10 years, and the Pistons have yet to win while being 1-3 ATS. The latest loss was 116-106 to Golden State while the Pistons shot only 38.0 percent and that was their ninth defeat in a row dating to last season. Detroit is allowing 120.8 points per game while the Celtics allow 114.0, and Boston is shooting nearly 40% on 3-pointers. Jaylen Brown scored 18 of his career-high 42 points in the second quarter as Boston destroyed Memphis 126-107 on Wednesday. Boston shot 53.8 percent and held the Grizzlies to 43.0-percent shooting. The Celtics are 6-1 ATS their last seven games after scoring at least 125 points their previous game, and they have covered six of the last seven meetings at Detroit. The Pistons are 6-17 ATS their last 23 home games. Take the Celtics.

1 unit on Boston -8 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
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Boston Celtics
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28
33
20
93
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96
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