Boston at Los Angeles

With a combined 33 NBA championships, these two teams have a lot of history. They've met in the Finals 12 times, and once again, these two clubs are contenders with Boston 23 games over .500 and the Lakers 30 games over. This should be a great game. The location of this game, of course, is a major factor. Boston travels all the way across the country to play on the road where their offense struggles relative to what it does at home. On the road this season, the Celts are averaging seven points less per game than they do at home (109.8 vs. 116.7). The Lakers offense is consistent no matter where they play, but their defense is much better at home (104.8 per game allowed vs. 109.6 on the road). In these kinds of games, motivation is also a big factor. Los Angeles lost to Boston last month in embarrassing fashion, losing 139-107 as a favorite. This season the Lakers are 10-2 ATS revenging a loss. Back a motivated Lakers squad here. Play Los Angeles.