The eastern Conference leaders Bolton Celtics travel to Indiana tonight at Tuesday 7:00 PM ET and they will try to get back on winning track after their Saturday’s loss against Orlando Magic. This was the first loss of Celtics since November 21st when they had lost against Toronto to a thrilling 102-101 game! On the other hand, mid tabled Indiana performs below season expectations as they lost 5 of their last 7 games mainly due to their inability to score over 95 points. Their scoring percentage is tragic as on their last game they had a 35.6 percent. Their average record is 90 points with a 39.8 scoring percentage.
However, Indiana’s coach Jim O’Brien said “Danny is struggling of late and they’re both big weapons. I don’t see anything when I’m watching video or practice that indicates they should be struggling. The ball’s just not dropping” when he was asked for the level of performance of Danny Granger and Roy Hibbert.
On the other hand, Boston’s coach Doc Rivers was not trying to find excuses when asked for the defeat against Orlando, “I don’t know if it played any role today – Saturday -, but it will, let’s be honest. But listen, nobody is going to cry for us”. Rondo, who is NBA’s assist leader is facing an injury problem and will not be featured on game against Pacers.
Online sports betting sites like BetUs.com offer Boston as favorites on -6.5 handicap at -110 (1.91), while the overall Over/ Under is set at 191 points also at -110 (1.91). Given the inability of Indiana to score and the absence of Rondo from Bolton’s side we propose the Under 191 points bet.
