This is a 10* on the UNDER

While tonight’s Celtics-Lakers matchup certainly lacks the prestige of past editions, it does offer up an excellent opportunity to bet the Under. The Lakers are still without both of their superstars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Relative to expectations, they’ve actually done okay without them by winning six of the last 10 games. They are off a 101-93 win against Charlotte, which snapped a four-game Over run. But there has been only one time in the previous six games that the Lakers have scored more than 110 points. The last two games have seen them score a total of 197 points. Boston, save for an overtime win against Minnesota last week, has done a good job at the defensive end lately. A four-game win streak has them up to fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are fifth in the Western Conference. The Under is 8-2 in Boston’s last 10 games and the Lakers are tops in the West with a PPG against average of 105.6. The Under is 18-4 this season when the Lakers play a team with a winning record. Play on UNDER

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