Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Clippers odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Boston Celtics (21-6) and Los Angeles Clippers (17-11) meet Saturday. Tip-off from Crypto.com Arena is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Celtics vs. Clippers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; split last season 1-1

The Celtics covered the spread as 3.5-point underdogs in a 144-119 win at the Sacramento Kings Wednesday. Five Celtics players had 20 or more points, led by F Jaylen Brown and G Derrick White, who each scored 28. Boston has won 6 of its last 7 games and has scored 120 or more points 5 times over that stretch.

Los Angeles had its 9-game win streak snapped in a 134-115 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday, failing to cover as a 6.5-point underdog. The Clippers allowed the Thunder to shoot 58.6% from the field and 47.1% from long range in the loss.

Celtics at Clippers odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 9:55 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Celtics -102 (bet $102 to win $100) | Clippers -116 (bet $116 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Celtics +1 (-110) | Clippers -1 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 230.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Celtics at Clippers key injuries

Celtics

F Kristaps Porzingis (ankle) out
F Jayson Tatum (ankle) questionable

Clippers

F Kawhi Leonard (hip) questionable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!

Celtics at Clippers picks and predictions

Prediction

Clippers 118, Celtics 114

Moneyline

BET CLIPPERS (-116).

Los Angeles has been a dominant home team this year, going 11-3 at Crypto.com Arena, while the Celtics are only 7-6 on the road. The Clippers are also 3-1 in their last 4 meetings with Boston.

With Porzingis out and Tatum listed as questionable, the Celtics will be missing a lot of offensive and defensive production for this matchup vs. a Clippers team that is very deep and has threats everywhere.

Against the spread

BET CLIPPERS -1 (-110).

Los Angeles has covered in each of its last 4 meetings with Boston and is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 overall. The Clippers are also 7-3 ATS in their last 10 overall and are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.

These are both good teams that are evenly matched, so this should be a close game to the very end.

Over/Under

LEAN OVER 230.5 (-110).

The Over has hit in back-to-back outings for the Celtics and is 7-3 in Boston's last 10 games. The Over has also hit in 4 of Los Angeles' last 5 overall and has hit in back-to-back home games for L.A. The Over is 6-4 in the last 10 Boston-L.A. matchups, as well.

For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.

Follow @payton_shanks on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.

Access more NBA coverage:

Facebook Twitter Email