Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers odds, tips and betting trends
The Boston Celtics (22-6) face the Los Angeles Lakers (16-14) at 5:00 PM ET on Monday, December 25, 2023. The matchup airs on ABC and ESPN.
The Celtics face the Lakers in a game projected to be a tight matchup. The Celtics are favored by only 2 points against the Lakers. The over/under for the game is set at 234.5.
Celtics vs. Lakers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -2
- Total: 234.5
- Moneyline: Boston -134, Los Angeles +113
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 2)
- Pick OU:
Under (234.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 118 – Lakers 110
- Boston has been the favorite in 27 games this season and has come away with the win 21 times (77.8%) in those contests.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 20 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 57.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Los Angeles has put together a 3-7 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 30% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +113 or longer, Los Angeles has a record of 2-5 (28.6%).
- Los Angeles has a 46.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The 119.9 points per game the Celtics average are 5.7 more points than the Lakers give up (114.2).
- Boston is 10-6-2 against the spread and 16-2 overall when scoring more than 114.2 points.
- When it scores more than 109.7 points, Los Angeles is 9-7 against the spread and 10-6 overall.
- Boston has an ATS record of 11-6-2 and a 17-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 114 points.
- The Celtics are the league’s sixth-ranked scoring team (119.9 PPG), while the Lakers allow the rank 16th in points per game (114.2) in NBA action.
- Los Angeles’ squad is currently the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (114 PPG), while Boston’s team is third in points allowed per game (109.7).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 284 points this season (10.2 points per game on average), and opponents of the Lakers have out-scored them by just five more points on the year (0.2 per game).
- Boston has an average implied point total of 117.5 this year, which is 0.5 points lower than its implied total in Monday’s game (118).
- So far this season, Boston has put up more than 118 points 15 times.
- Los Angeles’ average implied point total on the year (116.8 points) is 0.8 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (116 points).
- Game Day: Monday, December 25, 2023
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ABC and ESPN
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena
- TV Channel: ESPN
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