The Los Angeles Lakers hit the road looking to win their ninth straight game when they take on the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Saturday. Boston is 45-18 overall and 21-11 at home, while Los Angeles is 40-21 overall and 15-14 on the road. The Lakers are coming off a hard fought 113-109 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Thursday. The Celtics are looking to win their fourth straight after blowing out the Philadelphia 76ers 123-105. LeBron James (foot) and Luka Doncic (knee) are both probable for Los Angeles.
Tipoff in Boston is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Celtics are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Lakers vs. Celtics odds via SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 228 points. Before locking in any Celtics vs. Lakers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Lakers vs. Celtics and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for the game:
Lakers vs. Celtics spread: Celtics -7.5Lakers vs. Celtics over/under: 228 pointsLakers vs. Celtics money line: Celtics -281, Lakers +226Lakers vs. Celtics picks: See picks at SportsLineLakers vs. Celtics streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)
Why the Celtics can cover
The Celtics were dominant in their blowout win over the 76ers on Thursday. Boston won that game 123-105, and extended it against the spread winning streak to three games. Jayson Tatum scored 35 points and had seven rebounds in…
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