(LAK) Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

Game Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 | Game Time: 8:05 PM | Home Line: -1.5 | Total: 194.5

(LAK) Los Angeles Lakers v Boston Celtics Series Betting Trends

The (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers travel to Boston to play the Celtics at 8:05 PM on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Boston is the favorite in this matchup, laying -1.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 194.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Lakers/Celtics Series

When looking at the last 43 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 24 games compared to 19 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the (LAK) Los Angeles/Boston series is 99.1 ppg while the vistor has put up 95.3 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.8 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 43 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 3.8 ppg. That represents a value number of 2.3 when meassured against the offered line of -1.5, suggesting a wager on Boston makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 43 games between the Lakers and the Celtics is 194.4 per game. That creates a differential of 0.10000000000002 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 194.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with (LAK) Los Angeles as the road team and with Boston as the home team.

Recent Results when (LAK) Los Angeles visits Boston

When looking at the last 22 games in this series while Boston has been the home team, we can see the Celtics have won 10 games compared to 12 wins for the Lakers. Average points scored per game by Boston in this situation is is 98.3 ppg while (LAK) Los Angeles has put up 95.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.5 favoring the Celtics.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 1 when meassured against the offered line of -1.5, suggesting a wager on the Celtics makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 22 games between the Lakers and the Celtics is 194.1 per game. That creates a differential of 0.40000000000001 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 194.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers Cover the Spread?

This season the (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers have played 87 games, averaging 101.2 points per game, while allowing 101.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 45-42. Let's have a closer look at recent (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers results.

Recent (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers Results

This season the (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers have played 43 games on the road, averaging 101.0 points per game, while allowing 104.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 16-27. Let's have a closer look at recent (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers results on the road.

Recent (LAK) Los Angeles Lakers Road Results

Can the Boston Celtics Cover the Spread?

This season the Boston Celtics have played 87 games, averaging 95.5 points per game, while allowing 96.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 43-42. Let's have a closer look at recent Boston Celtics results.

Recent Boston Celtics Results

This season the Boston Celtics have played 43 games here at home, averaging 97.5 points per game, while allowing 93.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 28-15. Let's have a closer look at recent Boston Celtics results when playing at home.

Recent Boston Celtics Home Results

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