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The Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers will face off for a Christmas Day edition of their Atlantic Division rivalry. The tip is set for 5:30 PM ET and will be televised nationally on ABC. The Celtics have won eight of the last ten contests against the 76ers. The two outfits last met on October 16th to kick off the 2018-19 season in Beantown where the Celtics cruised to a 105-87 win covering as a five-point favorite. Boston is 5-1 ATS overall against the Sixers in the previous six games.
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Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics Overview<br />
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<b>Philadelphia 76ers </b>
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The Sixers currently sit 2.5 games out of first place after winning their most recent contest against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday to improve to an impressive 16-3 at home on the season. This contest will undoubtedly be of importance to Philadelphia in particular as a win here creates further separation from the favorites to win the East, Boston in the divisional race. The Sixers are 17-13 SU in Christmas Day games.
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<b>Boston Celtics </b>
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On the contrary, the Celtics enter into this contest with a 13-18 SU record in Christmas Day games. In 2017, the Celtics lost at home to the Washington Wizards; a team that also held a notoriously poor road record in the 2017-18 season. The Celtics are 9-5 SU at home this season.
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Reasons To Avoid Boston<br />
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There will be a huge emphasis on two narratives concerning Boston in this Christmas Day clash. First, their overall supremacy in this rivalry series and their profitability against the spread while doing so. Second, many pundits will also speak about Philadelphia's overall poor road record on the year at 6-9 SU. Both of these variables will only subject Boston takers to an overlay as these superlatives steer action away from the Sixers.
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Reasons To Back Philadelphia<br />
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The Sixers have a few aces up their sleeves that can help them not only cover here but produce an upset of Boston on its own floor in this national spotlight game. The Sixers are a top-five team in offensive rebounds generating 47.5 offensive boards per game. This will be essential in creating second-chance opportunities in a game that is prognosticated to be settled by a couple of possessions. Secondly, the Sixers remain a top-ten shooting team regarding field goal efficiency hitting a stellar 46.9% of their attempts on the season. The Celtics have more or less meandered near the lower-third of the league within this category as of late, and thus Philadelphia is in position to win comfortably here if they outshoot the Celtics.
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