The Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns both appeared to be NBA championship contenders coming into the season, but while the Celtics have steamrolled the Eastern Conference, the Suns have struggled with injuries and a lack of consistency. The two teams will square off for a primetime tilt on Friday night, and OddsShopper models have spotted one Suns-Celtics bet for users to take advantage of.
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Best Suns-Celtics Bet: Boston Getting Out to Hot Starts
OddsShopper has recently introduced its premium option, with enhanced tools to help bettors get the best value on a nightly basis. When looking at the best Suns-Celtics matchup, the models have highlighted the Celtics’ first quarter -2.5 line (Unibet). OddsShopper gives this play a 55% chance of hitting, with an ROI of 6%. It is the highest ROI of any play in the Suns-Celtics game.
The Celtics made a statement in their last game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, outscoring the Nets 46-16 in the first quarter. They would go on to win in dominant fashion, 139-96. It marked the third consecutive game where they outscored their opponent in the first quarter. Now, the Celtics have all the momentum as they look to continue proving they can be the most dangerous team in the NBA.
“It was good to have,” head coach Joe Mazzulla said after the Nets win, per Mass Live .” Every game you have, you have to learn from, regardless of what happens. So I think the guys feel good. We were able to rest. Guys were able to play lesser minutes than normal, so you’re able to relax a little bit. But you don’t want to relax too much. So you got to be grateful for the result that you have but you got to understand that you got to keep moving forward. So the more important thing is I like how our guys played throughout the entire game.”
While the Celtics have been able to steamroll their competition for the better part of the first half of the season, it has been much more of a grind for the Suns (27-26). They’ve been without star guard Devin Booker since Christmas Day, and while he is beginning to ramp up his on-court rehab, the earliest he would return is next Tuesday against the Nets. The Suns lost 132-100 against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
Look for the Celtics to continue to assert their dominance against an inferior opponent on Friday night, making the first quarter -2.5 a play worth laying down some coin on.
Best Suns-Celtics Bet: Suns First Quarter -2.5
