Boston Celtics (+2.5) at Los Angeles Lakers (-2.5)
The Pick: Lakers at -2.5
Lakers vs. Celtics Betting Overview
The East Coast vs. The West Coast. The Atlantic Division vs. The Pacific Division in this first rate National Basketball Association game. The match-up will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, January 30, 2011. Each team leads their division and they match as two of the best teams this season. The Lakers showcase a bit more offense as they average 103 points per game and allow their opponents to score 96.3 per game. The Boston Celtics score 98.7 points per game and rank #1 in defense by allowing a stingy 91.5 point per game to the opponents. Let’s preview the teams and then make a prediction.
Los Angeles Lakers News and Betting Tips for Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Lakers play well at the Staples Center with an 18-6 home record and sport a 33-14 overall record. They have sputtered a bit recently by going 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Kings defeated them this week 100-95. Kobe Bryant leads them in several categories. He scores at a clip of 25.1 points per game, dishes out 4.9 assists and is one of their primary defenders. Pau Gasol rebounds 10.6 boards per game and blocks almost 2 shots per game. Lamar Odom leads the team in field goal percentage at a 56.8 clip. Guard Derek Fisher has a steal rate of 1.4 per game. Coach Phil Jackson has his team shooting 47% from the field for third in the league.
Boston Celtics News and Betting Tips for Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Celtics on the road are 13-8 with a 35-11 overall record. They have won 7 of their last ten games. They lost their last game to the Phoenix Suns 88-71. Paul Pierce leads the team in scoring at a rate of 18.9 per game and blocks just under one per game. Guard Rajon Rondo hands out an astonishing 12.5 assist per game. He also leads the Celtics in steals at 2.4 per game. Glen Davis is the leading rebounder at 5.3 and Kevin Garnett paves the way in the field goal rate at 53.3%. The Celtics are tenacious on defense and rank third in the league by only giving up 91.5 points per game. Shaquille O’Neal is a good force to come in off the bench.
Our Celtics vs. Lakers Pick and Predictions
These are two of the very best the NBA has to offer. Not only will the crowd in Los Angeles love the game but also the national television audience will enjoy it. The offense of the Lakers will be hard to stop. Rondo will need to step in and allow his quickness to take away some of the offensive sets of the Lakers. Rebounding is usually a wash but Glen Davis is doubtful for the Celtics and that means more time on the court for the aging Shaquille O’Neal. In this Celtics vs. Lakers the odds have the Lakers at -2.5 at home.
Our pick: Bet Lakers at -2.5
In-depth Celtics at Lakers Betting Trends
| Boston |
- Celtics are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Sunday games.
- Celtics are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games after scoring less than 75 points in their previous game.
- Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog.
- Celtics are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
- Celtics are 23-9-2 ATS in their last 34 games following a ATS loss.
- Celtics are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games following a S.U. loss.
- Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog.
- Celtics are 6-14-1 ATS in their last 21 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Celtics are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Celtics are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
| L.A. Lakers |
- Lakers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a S.U. loss.
- Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Lakers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
| Boston |
- Under is 6-0 in Celtics last 6 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 road games.
- Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 6-0 in Celtics last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 7-0 in Celtics last 7 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 5-0 in Celtics last 5 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Under is 8-1 in Celtics last 9 games as an underdog.
- Under is 7-1 in Celtics last 8 games as a road underdog.
- Under is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 Sunday games.
- Under is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 4-1 in Celtics last 5 games after scoring less than 75 points in their previous game.
- Over is 6-2 in Celtics last 8 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 20-7-1 in Celtics last 28 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Under is 5-2 in Celtics last 7 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
- Under is 13-6 in Celtics last 19 vs. Western Conference.
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| L.A. Lakers |
- Under is 8-0 in Lakers last 8 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-0 in Lakers last 5 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Under is 7-1 in Lakers last 8 games following a S.U. loss.
- Under is 5-1 in Lakers last 6 games as a home favorite.
- Under is 5-1 in Lakers last 6 home games.
- Under is 13-3 in Lakers last 16 games as a home favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 4-1 in Lakers last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 27-8 in Lakers last 35 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 9-3 in Lakers last 12 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 18-6-2 in Lakers last 26 vs. NBA Atlantic.
- Under is 14-5-1 in Lakers last 20 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 26-10 in Lakers last 36 overall.
- Under is 35-14-2 in Lakers last 51 Sunday games.
- Under is 25-10 in Lakers last 35 games as a favorite.
- Under is 17-7 in Lakers last 24 games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5.
- Under is 46-22-2 in Lakers last 70 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Under is 37-18 in Lakers last 55 games following a ATS loss.
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Head to Head
- Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Los Angeles.
- Celtics are 13-5-1 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
- Celtics are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Los Angeles.
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