Since starting the postseason off with two straight losses, the Boston Celtics are a perfect 6-0 straight up and against the spread over their last six games. The Celtics will try to stay hot in Game 3 against the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Celtics vs. Wizards 2017 odds: Streaking Boston a road underdog in Game 3 matchup
The red-hot Boston Celtics will be underdogs for the first time this postseason when they take on the Washington Wizards in Game 3 of their second-round series on Thursday.
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Boston is a 5.5-point road underdog in Washington at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. This will be just the second time in Boston’s last 26 games that the Celtics are going off as betting underdogs.
Boston Celtics
Following up an offensive explosion in Game 1 that saw the Celtics come away with a 123-111 victory at home, Game 2 was just as exciting. The Celtics and Wizards battled to a 114-114 tie at the end of regulation before Boston blew the game open to win 129-119 in overtime.
Isaiah Thomas racked up 53 points in the win, bringing his series total to 86 points through the first two games.
In their last eight games as underdogs, the Celtics are 6-2 SU and ATS, per the OddsShark NBA Database. All eight of those games came on the road.
Betting Line / Total: Washington -5.5 / 218.5 Points
Trend: The Celtics are 6-0 ATS in their last six games.
Trend: The Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games as underdogs.
Washington Wizards
With an offense that ranked No. 5 in the NBA with 109.2 points per game during the regular season, and a defense that ranked in the bottom 10 league-wide, allowing 107.2 points per game, the Wizards are obviously comfortable shooting out with anybody.
That plan can backfire when facing another excellent offensive team like Boston, but Washington will continue to live and die by it and hope to be on the right side of the high score this time around. Washington is 7-1 SU and 4-4 ATS in its last eight games at home.
Thursday night’s total is set at 218.5 points at online sports betting sites. The OVER is 4-1 in the last five games between Boston and Washington.
With 234 points scored in Game 1 and 248 points scored in Game 2, there has been no shortage of excitement early on in this series. The tempo should remain the same in Game 3, which could be a good indicator of how long this series figures to go.
A Wizards win would put this series on track to be a shootout, while a Boston win would give the Celtics a 3-0 stranglehold over Washington.
Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards
When: Thursday, May 4, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
