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NBA betting action sees the L.A. Lakers taking on the Boston Celtics December 5th at TD Garden in Boston, MA. Cappers Picks provides free NBA basketball handicapping tips all season long.
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L.A. Lakers (5-14) vs. Boston Celtics (5-11)
Venue/ Stadium: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Time/Date: 7:30 PM December 5, 2014
NBA Odds
Point Spread: Celtics -3.5
Over/Under: 216
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On the season the Lakers are 9-9-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 11-8 and the Celtics are 7-9 ATS and they have an Under record of 12-4.
This season the Celtics are 3-7 at home and the Lakers are 3-6 on the road.
In their last games the Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 109-102 in OT and the Lakers lost to the Washington Wizards 111-95.
This old rivalry game is not really the same this season, as each of these teams are near the bottom of their respective conferences. The Celtics are coming off a win and at home they are the 3.5-point betting favorite.
In looking at the stats both teams are similar on both sides of the floor, as the Lakers rank 9th in the league in scoring and 30th in opponents points allowed and the Celtics rank 8th and 28th in those categories respectively.
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L.A. is well under .500, but they have played well facing teams in the East going 4-1 while the Celtics are 0-7 facing teams from the West this season.
While these teams have similar stats on offense and defense the Celtics rank 2nd in the league in assists per game and the Lakers only rank 22nd. The Lakers will have to disrupt the ball movement of the Celtics tonight and force them into some turnovers.
The Lakers are 5-1 in their last 6 games against the Celtics and have won 7 of their last 9 facing them in Boston.
The Lakers have 5 players averaging in double figures led by Kobe Bryant, who leads the league in scoring. Kobe went for 29 in the loss to the Wizards and Carlos Boozer was the only other starter that had double figures. The Black Mamba was 11/14 from the line in the game, but overall the Lakers only shot 21 free throws. They need to get to the charity stripe more and get more easy buckets in the paint. That should be easier tonight facing a weak Boston interior defense that gave up 56 points in the paint in the win over the Pistons.
Jeff Green scored 32 points in the win over Detroit and he and Jared Sullinger are the 2 players that Lakers have to defend well.
Rajon Rondo leads the league in assists per game and will be matched up with Jeremy Lin, who was 0-10 from the floor in the loss to the Wizards.
NBA Betting Trends
* L.A. is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games.
* L.A. has an Over record of 7-2 in their last 9 vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
* L.A. is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against the Celtics.
* Boston is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
4* Cappers NBA Free Pick
The Lakers were less than impressive in the loss to Washington, but facing the Celtics tonight they will play better and at least cover the spread.
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