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The Lakers vs. Celtics line opened at -9 across the board but it is the 177.5 total that has a significant edge for those betting this game based on preliminary data. The line could move to -9.5 during the day Thursday so check for updated line changes at Bookmaker.eu here. Live in-progress play by play betting will be available on this game.
While Los Angeles is an impressive 11-2 at home, they are 3-9 on the road. They have already dropped two of the first three contests on a six-game road trip. They will play a Boston team that appears to have gotten its act together after a lackluster start to the season, winning their last five games and nine of their last ten.
The Lakers defense is allowing an average of 97.2 points compared to 85.2 at home.
The betting public is correct when moving the total in LA LAKERS games 59.4% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (117-80). The betting public was favoring the OVER in this game. That OVER was set at 177.5 across the board.
When the total is between 170 and 179.5 points, the OVER has gone 24-11 in Lakers games since 1996. This season, the UNDER is 4-12 for Boston home games.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
