When: Wednesday, February 20th at 730PM PT
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Line: -7.5 Lakers
Total: 196.5
Last Meeting: The Celtics easily defeated the Lakers in Boston on February 7th, 116-95.
The Match-Up
The injury plagued Boston Celtics dropped their second in three games, falling to the Denver Nuggets at home Tuesday night, 97-90. The Los Angeles Lakers have also lost two out of their last three games. Boston will travel to the Staples Center Wednesday to play their second game in as many days to face a Lakers squad that hasn’t played since before the All-Star break.
Betting Information
Against the spread, the home team Los Angeles Lakers are a lowly 21-33 ATS overall (12-15 ATS in home games), 17-18 ATS as a favorite, and 7-14 ATS in non-conference games. The Celtics are 22-28 ATS overall (7-14 ATS in road games) and 8-10 ATS as an underdog. Boston is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Concerning the total, the Lakers are 27-26 Over (14-12 Under in home games) and 14-7 Under in non-conference games. The Celtics are 27-25 Under overall (12-11 Under on the road).
The total has gone Under in 7 of the last 10 contests between the Lakers and the Celtics.
Will the Death of Jerry Buss’ inspire the Lakers?
God bless the dead and all, but come on. The LA Lakers, a team made up of individuals not even half the age of Jerry Buss, are going to grieve for a day or two more, then go on collectin’ those paychecks. Not even the second-coming of Tupac Amaru Shakur will get these Lakers to come together and play with heart. Could the Lakers make the playoffs as a 7 or 8 seed? Sure. With that line-up, anything short of a Finals appearance would be a bust. The showtime Lakers, however, still have plenty of uncomfortable questions with equally uncomfortable answers. Two things that are about as certain as not being able to see through the LA smog: The Lakers ain’t making the Finals. The Lakers ain’t winning a playoff series.
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