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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Celtics on Saturday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 225.
Boston won its last outing, a 123-105 result against the 76ers on March 06. The Celtics covered in that game as a -13.5-point favorite, while the 228 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Lakers were a 113-109 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Knicks. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (222) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 40-21 SU,35-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
Boston:
Team record: 45-18 SU,29-34 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Brooklyn Monday, March 10
Boston home to Utah Monday, March 10