Golden St Warriors versus Boston Celtics Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 12-29-2012
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The 14-14 Boston Celtics will look to bounce back in the win column as they travel to face the Golden St Warriors in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Kick off time from Golden St is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time provided by NBA TV.

The NBA odds has the home club Golden St Warriors favored by -3 ½ points with an over under line of 196 points. There has been no line movement since the odds opened up a few hours ago.

The clubs met once a year ago during the lockout season as Boston pulled out the 105-103 road win at Golden St as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game went over 188 points. Trend: Golden St Warriors are 7-1 ATS in their past eight games.

The Celtics are 5-9 on the highway this season. This is a difficult match up for Boston because they lack size and don’t rebound well as the Warriors are a very good rebounding team. Boston is losers of five of their past seven games. They get crushed on Thursday night to the LA Clippers 106-77 as a +9 point road underdog. The total went under 189 ½ points. They have been held under 100 points in six of their past seven games. More is expected from Jason Terry as the shooting guard is averaging just 11 points a game with a 43% shooting percentage.

The Warriors are 8-4 on their home court. The team has won seven of their past ten games. They defeat Utah on the road on Wednesday night 94-83 as a +4 ½ point underdog. The game ended under 203 points. Head coach Mark Jackson is getting a very good defensive effort from the Warriors this season as the team allows just 43% shooting. Stephen Curry has avoided the injury bug this season and he averages 20 points and 42% shooting. David Lee is having a good year with a 20 point per game average and 11 rebounds a night.
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