Los Angeles at Boston

This is a huge rivalry. When these teams get together, be it in LA or Boston, it takes on a playoff atmosphere. They have played a lot of defensive-laden games since the Celtics have become good again. These teams met three times in the playoffs last year in Boston, to see no game reach this total, as well as their regular season game. The four games saw three of them play in the 170s, and the fourth to 185. The Lakers are always thought of as an offensive team, but they have played to a 28-13 UNDER mark in their last 41. Boston brings the defense at home in an anticipated close game, and are now 8-2 to the UNDER in their last 10 at home as a favorite of -4.5 or less. The total comes in UNDER here.