Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics Picks & Odds: February 22nd
Free Sports Picks, NBA Basketball Picks February 22nd, 2008Free NBA Picks: Phoenix Suns -1.0 (-110)
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If tonight’s match-up between the Atlantic Division leading Boston Celtics and the Pacific Division leading Phoenix Suns is anything like Wednesday night’s affair in the desert, sign me up. Boston invades the desert on a two-game losing streak, while Phoenix looks to rebound after dropping that unbelievable game against the Lakers Wednesday night. The Celtics have been simply sensational on the road this season by winning 18 of their 25 games SU and bringing their backers home returns in 15 of those 25 games 60%). Phoenix has picked up victories in 20 of their 27 home games this year, but they’ve failed to bring home a return ATS by posting a meager 10-16-1 mark (38%).
Boston was last in action on Wednesday night when they lost a tough one at Golden State, 119-117; in a game they held a double-digit lead in on a number of occasions. The loss was their second in a row after losing another close one in Denver (124-118) the night before. The Celtics are yet to lose three games in a row this season, but you know what they say…streaks are meant to be broken and tonight’s match-up against a hyped up Phoenix club might just be the spot to see it snapped.
The Suns are coming off an unbelievable game that saw them unfortunately lose to the Lakers by a 130-124 final count. Even though they lost, Head Coach Mike D’Antoni was very pleased with what he saw on the court throughout the contest. Shaq accounted for 15-points and 9 boards in his suns debut, and he allowed Amare Stoudemire to go off and have one of his biggest games of the season racking up 37 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots.
Oddsmakers tagged the Suns as 2-point choices for this contest and set the ‘Total’ at a lofty 218 points. Overnight bettors favor the Celtics and the Under here since the line now sits at Phoenix (-1) and 216.5. You can go along with John Q. Public or you can take a contrarian view and go the other way.
The Suns have toyed with the Celtics throughout their L/10 meetings by winning 8 of them, but we all know this is a different Celtics squad from the last couple years. The visitor has dominated the spread in their L/11 meetings by posting a 10-1 mark (91%), and Boston actually covered its L/4 meetings in Phoenix. That said, with the spread so miniscule and every game being so important in the jam-packed Western Conference; look for the Suns to scratch the win column for the first time with its new look roster against a C’s club that could be in the midst of a prolonged losing streak out west.