Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/30/2021

Los Angeles is just a 2-point favorite against Boston when the Lakers (14-6) and the Celtics (10-7) hit the court on January 30, 2021 in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight matchup. The game's over/under is 218.

How to Watch

Time: 8:30 PM EST
TV Channel: ABC

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Lakers vs. Celtics Betting Data

Lakers Betting Data

• Los Angeles' record against the spread this year is tied 10-10.
• The Lakers have not fared well as a 2-point favorite, going 9-10 against the spread when favored by at least 2 points.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in just 35% of games (7 out of 20 matchups).

Celtics Betting Data

• Boston has a winning record (9-8) against the spread this season.
• The Celtics have an against-the-spread record of 5-5 when they're at least 2-point underdogs.
• Boston hit the over in a majority of its matchups this season: 9 of 17 games (52.9%).

Point Total Insights

• Los Angeles' games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Saturday's matchup over/under (218 points) in 12 out of 20 opportunities (60% of matchups).
• In Boston's games this season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Saturday's matchup point total in 12 out of 17 matchups (70.6%).
• Together, the two teams combine for 225.4 points per game, 7.4 points more than the point total of 218 for this game.
• This matchup's point total is 3.3 fewer points than the 214.7 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Lakers have seen a 217.6 average over/under in their games this season, 0.4 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 4.5 points separates the average total points bet in Celtics' games (222.5 points) and this matchup's over/under (218 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Boston has a 6-4 record in games against Los Angeles, while the Celtics also hold a 2-0 edge against the spread when matched up with the Lakers.

Lakers Players to Watch

• LeBron James leads the Lakers in points and assists per game, scoring 25.5 points and distributing 7.5 assists.
• Anthony Davis is Los Angeles' best rebounder, hauling in an average of 8.8 boards in each contest while scoring 21.9 points per game.
• James makes more threes per game than any other member of the Lakers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
• The Los Angeles leader in both steals and blocks is Davis, who averages 1.4 takeaways and 1.9 rejections per game.

Celtics Players to Watch

• Jaylen Brown is at the top of the Celtics scoring leaderboard with 27.1 points per game. He also pulls down 5.6 rebounds and dishes out 3.5 assists per game.
• The Boston leaders in rebounding and assists are Tristan Thompson with 8.6 rebounds per game (he also adds 6.2 points and 0.7 assists per game) and Marcus Smart with 6.0 assists per game (he also tacks on 13.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game).
• Jayson Tatum is consistent from distance and leads the Celtics with 3.2 made threes per game.
• Boston's leader in steals is Kemba Walker (2.0 per game), and its leader in blocks is Robert Williams III (1.5 per game).

Injury Report

Lakers: Jared Dudley: Out (Calf), Anthony Davis: Day To Day (Right Quad), LeBron James: Day To Day (Left ankle), Kostas Antetokounmpo: Out (Knee)

Celtics: Romeo Langford: Out (Right wrist), Payton Pritchard: Out (Knee)