Two of the league’s top scorers hit the court when Jaylen Brown (fifth, 29 PPG) and the Boston Celtics (13-9) host Luka Doncic (first, 35.3 PPG) and the Los Angeles Lakers (16-5) on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video and SportsNet LA. The Celtics are 6.5-point favorites. The over/under is 225.5 in the matchup.
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Celtics vs. Lakers betting lines
- Celtics odds to win: -250
- Lakers odds to win: +203
- Spread: Celtics (-6.5)
- Total: 225.5
Celtics Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Boston has covered the spread six times at home and is 7-4 in home contests.
- Boston has a 2-2 record ATS at home this season when playing as 6.5-point favorites or more.
- Celtics games have hit the over on the set point total six times at home this season.
- Recent performance hints at an edge to Boston to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 228.4 points per contest.
Celtics Recent Trends
- The Celtics have a 8-2 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread eight times in those games.
- The Celtics and their opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
- The past 10 Celtics games averaged 2.1 more points (227.6) than this matchup’s point total.
- Across their last 10 games, the Celtics have scored 5.9 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Celtics Betting Records
- The Celtics have won 66.7% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (8-4).
- Boston has a record of 4-2 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -250 or shorter (winning 66.7%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Celtics’ implied win probability is 71.4%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 (16th in NBA) | 44.4 (third) | 44.2 (17th) | 43.5 (13th) | 24.4 (27th) | 10.9 (first) |
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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Lakers have covered the spread eight times on the road and are 9-2 in road contests.
- The Lakers have a 2-1 record ATS in road games this year as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
- The Lakers have hit the over on a set point total in a road game five times this year.
- This season on the road the Lakers and their opponents have averaged a total of 230.3 points per contest, 4.8 points greater than the over/under for this contest.
Lakers Recent Trends
- The Lakers have a 8-2 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Lakers games have gone over the set total six times.
- The last 10 Lakers games averaged 231.9 total points, 6.4 more points than this matchup’s point total.
- During the last 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 120.5 points per game compared to their 119.2 season average.
Lakers Betting Records
- This season, Los Angeles has been the underdog 10 times and won seven of those games.
- The Lakers have a record of 2-1 when they’re set as an underdog of +203 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 33.0% chance of a victory for the Lakers.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.2 (first in NBA) | 48.4 (25th) | 40.8 (27th) | 39 (second) | 25.7 (17th) | 15.1 (23rd) |
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