Boston at Los Angeles

The Lakers will likely be without Kobe tonight, but they have won three straight without him including one on the road, and one at home vs. winning teams. The Celtics have had injury issues of their own. This team is suddenly disjointed after a 23-5 start. The C's have fallen face first, and have since been just 10-13. That mark has been an even worse 5-10 against winning teams. The Celtics have consequently covered just two of their last 14 games, and during the stretch are just 1-3 SU as a dog. The Lakers rarely lose at home where going back to last year are 35-4, and the slim odds here posted on the moneyline, makes for a valued play. I'll take the Lakers on the moneyline in this one.