{"id":16640,"date":"2023-03-08T11:38:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=16640"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:52:01","slug":"boston-celtics-vs-portland-trail-blazers-player-props-and-same-game-parlay-march-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nba\/boston-celtics-vs-portland-trail-blazers-player-props-and-same-game-parlay-march-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Player Props and Same Game Parlay March 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/andy-lang\">WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> offers his player props and same game parlay for tonight&#8217;s Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers battle from the TD Garden in Boston, MA. The Celtics look to snap a 3-game losing streak with Portland riding back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n<h3>Get A $1 Premium Expert Picks Package<\/h3>\n<p>First time at WagerTalk? <strong><em><span style=\"color: red;\">Get your first daily picks package for ONLY $1<\/span><\/em> using coupon code NEWS1<\/strong> when checking out! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\">Click here to select your picks<\/a> and then apply the <strong><em>best bargain of 2023 with coupon code NEWS1.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Have you downloaded the new WagerTalk TV app? If not, what are you waiting for?! Watch all of our programming &#8211; Puck Time, WagerTalk Today, Bet On It and more &#8211; on all streaming platforms. Download today on <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/roku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roku<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Odds<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Wednesday, March 8<\/th>\n<th>NBA Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Point Spread:<\/td>\n<td>Boston Celtics -10 vs Portland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total:<\/td>\n<td>230 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arena:<\/td>\n<td>TD Garden in Boston, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Game Time:<\/td>\n<td>7:30pm ET \/ 4:30pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TV:<\/td>\n<td>NBC Sports Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>We will look at some of my favorite props for the Blazers and Celtics tonight. It looks like Boston will have Tatum and Horford back, but Rob Williams is out due to injury, again.<\/p>\n<p>Simons will be out for Portland tonight, and Nurkic is a game time decision as he\u2019s coming back from a calf injury.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Rebounding Props<\/h3>\n<p>Portland has been a really bad rebounding team recently as they have only out-rebounded the other team one time in the last nine games. They rank 3rd worst in the NBA over the last 10 games in rebounding, so I\u2019ll look to take advantage on the rebounding props for Boston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Horford Over 6.5 Rebounds <\/strong>&#8211; With a couple days rest, Horford should be good to go and he\u2019s gone over this total in 5 out of 8 games, and he\u2019s had 14 and 11 in two of his last three games. It\u2019s a great matchup, he should get over this total and maybe double digits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Team Total Props<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trail Blazers Over 109.5 <\/strong>&#8211; The Celtics defense has not been dialed in recently as they are 18th over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also given up 109 or more in five straight games, and Portland has had 110 or more in four straight. Marcus Smart isn\u2019t the shut down defender he was last season so I expect Dame and company to be able to score from the perimeter.<\/p>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Draftkings Same Game Parlay<\/h3>\n<p>I wanted to do something with Jaylen Brown over his points, as I really like how he\u2019s been playing and Tatum hasn\u2019t been real consistent recently, so I\u2019ll start with Jaylen Brown over 23.5 points.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s easily cleared this in 5 out of 6 games, and Portland gives up 47 points to guards.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ll also take Marcus Smart 1+ made three pointers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s made one in 14 out of 15 games and 8 straight.\u00a0\u00a0And finally, I\u2019ll take Lillard over 3.5 assists.\u00a0\u00a0He\u2019s gone over this in 15 out of 16 games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaylen Brown Over 23.5 Pts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcus Smart 1+ Made Three Pointer <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Damian Lillard Over 3.5 Assists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[coupon id=&#8221;16657&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Player Props<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div id=\"m_-6733600805250592746yiv1345337110ymail_android_signature\">\n<div id=\"m_2487218500054431067yiv8077418208ymail_android_signature\">\n<div id=\"m_4528597959513798216yiv0582346753ymail_android_signature\">\n<p><strong>Cam Reddish Over 18.5 Pts+Reb+Asst<\/strong> &#8211; He\u2019s seen an increase in minutes and production recently, and with Simons out tonight he should see more. 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Track the NBA point spreads, totals and betting percentages for all of this week&#8217;s NBA action, including this Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers showdown, from your desktop or phone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Meet the Author<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. 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The Celtics look to snap a 3-game losing streak with Portland riding back-to-back wins.<\/p>\n<h3>Get A $1 Premium Expert Picks Package<\/h3>\n<p>First time at WagerTalk? <strong><em><span style=\"color: red;\">Get your first daily picks package for ONLY $1<\/span><\/em> using coupon code NEWS1<\/strong> when checking out! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\">Click here to select your picks<\/a> and then apply the <strong><em>best bargain of 2023 with coupon code NEWS1.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Have you downloaded the new WagerTalk TV app? If not, what are you waiting for?! Watch all of our programming - Puck Time, WagerTalk Today, Bet On It and more - on all streaming platforms. Download today on <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/roku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roku<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Odds<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Wednesday, March 8<\/th>\n<th>NBA Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Point Spread:<\/td>\n<td>Boston Celtics -10 vs Portland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total:<\/td>\n<td>230 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arena:<\/td>\n<td>TD Garden in Boston, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Game Time:<\/td>\n<td>7:30pm ET \/ 4:30pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TV:<\/td>\n<td>NBC Sports Boston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>We will look at some of my favorite props for the Blazers and Celtics tonight. It looks like Boston will have Tatum and Horford back, but Rob Williams is out due to injury, again.<\/p>\n<p>Simons will be out for Portland tonight, and Nurkic is a game time decision as he\u2019s coming back from a calf injury.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Rebounding Props<\/h3>\n<p>Portland has been a really bad rebounding team recently as they have only out-rebounded the other team one time in the last nine games. They rank 3rd worst in the NBA over the last 10 games in rebounding, so I\u2019ll look to take advantage on the rebounding props for Boston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Al Horford Over 6.5 Rebounds <\/strong>- With a couple days rest, Horford should be good to go and he\u2019s gone over this total in 5 out of 8 games, and he\u2019s had 14 and 11 in two of his last three games. It\u2019s a great matchup, he should get over this total and maybe double digits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Team Total Props<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trail Blazers Over 109.5 <\/strong>- The Celtics defense has not been dialed in recently as they are 18th over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also given up 109 or more in five straight games, and Portland has had 110 or more in four straight. Marcus Smart isn\u2019t the shut down defender he was last season so I expect Dame and company to be able to score from the perimeter.<\/p>\n<h3>Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Draftkings Same Game Parlay<\/h3>\n<p>I wanted to do something with Jaylen Brown over his points, as I really like how he\u2019s been playing and Tatum hasn\u2019t been real consistent recently, so I\u2019ll start with Jaylen Brown over 23.5 points.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s easily cleared this in 5 out of 6 games, and Portland gives up 47 points to guards.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ll also take Marcus Smart 1+ made three pointers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s made one in 14 out of 15 games and 8 straight.\u00a0\u00a0And finally, I\u2019ll take Lillard over 3.5 assists.\u00a0\u00a0He\u2019s gone over this in 15 out of 16 games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaylen Brown Over 23.5 Pts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcus Smart 1+ Made Three Pointer <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Damian Lillard Over 3.5 Assists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[coupon id=\"16657\"]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Player Props<\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div id=\"m_-6733600805250592746yiv1345337110ymail_android_signature\">\n<div id=\"m_2487218500054431067yiv8077418208ymail_android_signature\">\n<div id=\"m_4528597959513798216yiv0582346753ymail_android_signature\">\n<p><strong>Cam Reddish Over 18.5 Pts+Reb+Asst<\/strong> - He\u2019s seen an increase in minutes and production recently, and with Simons out tonight he should see more. He\u2019s had 30, 24, and 27 PRA his last three games without Simons in the lineup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>NBA Tip-Off Show | March 8<\/h3>\n<p>Join Joe Raineri and a rotating panel of professional handicappers for the NBA Tip-Off Show as we preview tonight's NBA card from a betting perspective. We'll go well beyond the Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers<span style=\"color: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">\u00a0matchup<\/span>. Stay up-to-date on the latest NBA news, stats, analysis, and predictions with our panel of pro sports bettors as they offer some of their favorite NBA best bets, player props and DFS recommendations on tonight's slate. 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Track the NBA point spreads, totals and betting percentages for all of this week's NBA action, including this Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers showdown, from your desktop or phone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Meet the Author<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. 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