Celtics vs. Lakers Odds, Picks, Predictions: Boston Needs to End Losing Skid

The Boston Celtics travel to Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Celtics have the league's best record, but they have lost back-to-back road games against the Golden State Warriors and Los Los Clippers. Los Lakers have won three of their last four games.

Celtics are on a losing streak. They play the Lakers on Tuesday, December 13 at 10 p.m. ET at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The Celtics are 3.5-point favorites against the Lakers. Boston is third in the league with a 17-11 against-the-spread clip. Los Angeles is 25th with an 11-15 ATS record on the year.

Celtics are playing the Lakers on a road trip. The Celtics are favored to win the game. Los Angeles has a worse net rating in the third quarter than Boston. Boston is sixth in league with a plus-6.6 netrating in third period. Los Angelos is 18th with 27.5 net ratings in this period, while Boston paces the league in opening quarter with plus 17.

FanDuel is the only sportsbook offering third-quarter betting odds. Caesars Sportsbook is offering 236 on the total. DraftKings Sports Book offers 235 on total, while PointsBet offers a slight discount at -107 juice.

Celtics are on a losing streak.