The Celtics lead the Lakers 2-1 in 3 meetings since 2024-25, with the public bets, money and spread for each game.
| Date | Matchup | Boston Celtics result | Boston Celtics spread | Against the spread | Boston Celtics bet % | Boston Celtics money % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-22 | Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers | W 111-89 | -1.5 | Covered | 50% | 48% |
| 2025-03-08 | Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics | W 111-101 | -6.5 | Covered | 16% | 18% |
| 2025-01-23 | Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 96-117 | -6.5 | Didn't cover | 52% | 50% |
Closing splits and closing spread for each game, on the Boston Celtics' side.
The Boston Celtics lead the Los Angeles Lakers 2-1 across 3 meetings since 2024-25. Against the closing spread the Boston Celtics are 2-1. On average the Boston Celtics drew 39% of the spread bets in these games and the Los Angeles Lakers 61%.
The public backed one side clearly (60% or more of spread bets) in 1 of them. The Los Angeles Lakers went 0-1 against the spread in the games where the crowd backed them.
None of this is a pick. Across the league over the last two seasons, the side with 60% or more of spread bets covered about half the time, not enough to beat the bookmaker's margin by backing it or fading it. The next meeting will show its live split on the NBA page on game day.
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The Boston Celtics lead the Los Angeles Lakers 2-1 across 3 meetings since 2024-25, playoffs included. Against the closing spread the Boston Celtics are 2-1 in those games.
On average the Boston Celtics drew 39% of the spread bets in their meetings since 2024-25. The public put 60% or more of spread bets on the Boston Celtics 0 times and on the Los Angeles Lakers once.
They play in different divisions, but over the last two seasons their games drew more bets than almost any other cross-division pairing. Every meeting since 2024-25, playoffs included, is in the table on this page.
Not on its own. Rosters and rotations change from season to season, and the spread already prices both teams' current form. The record and the splits are context: how the crowd has seen this matchup and how those games went.
On the NBA page on game day, which shows bets and money on the spread, moneyline and total for every game, updated through the day until tip-off.
The spread, bet and money columns are always the Boston Celtics' side, whoever was home; a minus spread means they were favored. The rest of the bets went to the Los Angeles Lakers. When money runs well ahead of bets, the larger tickets were on that side; when it trails, the crowd was. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC
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