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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -1-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 210.5.

Boston lost its last outing, a 110-99 result against the Hawks on November 17. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 209 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 109-102 loser as they battled the Bucks on the road. The Lakers covered in the match as a +9.5-point underdog, while 211 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 8-8 SU,6-10 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games

Boston:
Team record: 7-8 SU,8-7 ATS
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Los Angeles at Detroit Sunday, November 21
Boston home to Oklahoma City Saturday, November 20