On Saturday, the Los Angeles Clippers (17-11) and Boston Celtics (21-6) square off. At 3:30 p.m. ET, Crypto.com Arena will tip off. Let’s examine the lines provided by FanDuel Sportsbook for the Celtics vs. Clippers game and provide our professional NBA predictions and picks.
Season series: First encounter; 1-1 split previous season
In a 144-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, the Celtics covered the spread despite being 3.5-point favourites.
Five players for the Celtics scored 20 points or more, with G Derrick White and F Jaylen Brown leading the way with 28 points each.
Boston has won five of its last seven games and scored 120 points or more five of those contests.
Los Angeles’ nine-game winning streak was ended on Thursday night in a 134-115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
This season, Los Angeles has excelled at home, going 11-3 at Crypto.com Arena, while the Celtics are just 7-6 away from home. In their last four meetings with Boston, the Clippers had also gone 3-1.
The Celtics will be without a lot of offensive and defensive output in this game against the extremely deep and dangerous Clippers squad because Porzingis is out and Tatum is classified as questionable.
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its past 6 overall and has covered in each of its previous 4 games with Boston.
In addition, the Clippers have a 7-3 overall record and a 4-1 record against the spread in their last 5 home games.
This should be a competitive game all the way to the finish because these are two strong teams that are evenly matched.
The Over is 7-3 in Boston’s previous 10 games and has hit in the Celtics’ last two games. In addition, Los Angeles has hit the Over in four of their previous five games overall and in back-to-back home games. Additionally, in the previous ten Boston-L.A. games, the Over is 6-4.
