Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Betting Preview

A pair of the NBA’s top scorers square off when Jayson Tatum (sixth, 30.3 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (45-21) host Damian Lillard (third, 32.4 PPG) and the Portland Trail Blazers (31-34) on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and ROOT Sports NW. The Celtics are 9.5-point favorites.

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How do I watch Celtics vs. Trail Blazers

• Game Day: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
• Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: NBCS-BOS and ROOT Sports NW
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Arena: TD Garden

Betting Lines for Boston vs. Portland

Celtics Betting Stats & Information

• The Celtics are 43-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 70.5% of those games).
• Boston has a record of 8-5 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -462 or shorter (winning 61.5%).
• The Celtics are 33-30-3 against the spread this season.
• The Celtics are 8-8-1 against the spread when favored by 9.5 points or more this season.
• Celtics games have gone over the point total in 35 out of 65 opportunities (53.8%).

Portland Betting Stats & Info

• The Trail Blazers have entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 12, or 36.4%, of those games.
• Portland has a record of 1-2 when it is set as the underdog by +365 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The Trail Blazers have put together a record of 31-33-1 against the spread this season.
• In games they have played as 9.5-point underdogs or more, the Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 2-2.
• Trail Blazers games have gone over the total 31 times this year.

Celtics vs. Trail Blazers Season Stat Comparison

Celtics vs. Trail Blazers Injury Updates

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This Matchup’s Impact Players

Boston Celtics Leaders

• Tatum accumulates 30.3 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with 4.8 assists.
• Marcus Smart contributes with 3.4 boards and 6.7 assists per game in addition to his 11.4 PPG scoring average.
• Tatum leads active Celtics in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.3 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Portland Trail Blazers Leaders

• Lillard averages 32.4 points per game, while also grabbing 4.6 rebounds and dishing out 7.2 assists per game.
• Drew Eubanks averages 6.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
• Lillard is the top scorer from deep for the Trail Blazers (among active players), hitting 4.3 threes per game.

Recent Performance

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