It’s Thursday, January 23, and one of the NBA’s most storied rivalries is renewed as the Boston Celtics (31-13) and the Los Angeles Lakers (23-18) meet tonight at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
This is game 3 of 4 on Boston’s current road trip that has seen them blast the Warriors by 40 on Monday and outlast the Clippers in OT, 117-113, last night. The Lakers took out the Washington Wizards on Tuesday with a comfortable 111-88 win in SoCal. LeBron James led the way with a triple-double for LA.
The Celtics are currently 16-5 on the road with a point differential of +9, while the Lakers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Celtics vs. Lakers live today
- Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Time: 10:00PM EST
- Site: Crypto.com Arena
- City: Los Angeles, CA
- Network/Streaming: TNT/Max
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Game odds for Celtics vs. Lakers
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Odds: Celtics (-243), Lakers (+199)
- Spread: Celtics -6
- Over/Under: 222 points
That gives the Celtics an implied team point total of 113.13, and the Lakers 110.
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Expert picks & predictions for Thursday Celtics vs. Lakers game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Celtics & Lakers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Los Angeles Lakers at +6.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 222.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Celtics vs. Lakers on Thursday
- The Lakers have won 3 straight home games
- 14 of the Celtics’ last 17 road games stayed UNDER the Total
- The Lakers are 12-9 ATS at home this season
- The Celtics have won 4 of their last 5 at Western Conference teams
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