Who’s playing
Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current records: Boston 30-13, Los Angeles 24-18
How to watch
- When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. ET
- Or: Intuit Dome – Inglewood, California
- TV: FanDuel SN – Southern California
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: Watch select NBA games on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $40.00
What you need to know
The Clippers will be in front of their home fans on Wednesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will host the Boston Celtics at 10:30 p.m. ET at the Intuit Dome. Both teams allowed few points on average (the Clippers: 106.6, the Celtics: 108.1) so any points scored will be well deserved.
The Clippers likely head into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering the Bulls just ended the team’s four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 112-99 hit in the loss column at the hands of Chicago. Los Angeles failed to live up to its potential and fell short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had heading into the game.
Meanwhile, you can’t lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Celtics’ strategy against the Warriors on Monday. Given this consistent dominance, it’s no surprise that the Celtics blew the Warriors out of the water with a final score of 125-85. Boston has made a habit of putting opponents off the field, having won 13 games by 19 points or more this season.
The Celtics worked as a unit and finished the game with 33 assists. This is the most assists they have posted since December 2024.
Los Angeles’ loss ended a six-game home winning streak and dropped them to 24-18. As for Boston, their victory improved their record to 30-13.
While only the Celtics took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. As for their next game, the Celtics are the favorites, as experts expect them to win by 9.5 points. This contest will be their 24th in a row as favorites (so far in that stretch, they are 10-13 ATS).
The Clippers suffered a dismal 126-94 loss to the Celtics in their previous game in November 2024. That game was basically over by halftime, at which point the Clippers were losing 78-49.
Odds
Boston is a big favorite with 9.5 points against Los Angeles, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started with the Celtics as 6-point favorites.
The over/under is 217.5 points.
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History of the series
Boston has won 6 of its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
- November 25, 2024 – Boston 126 vs. Los Angeles 94
- January 27, 2024 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Boston 96
- December 23, 2023 – Boston 145 vs. Los Angeles 108
- December 29, 2022 – Boston 116 vs. Los Angeles 110
- December 12, 2022 – Los Angeles 113 vs. Boston 93
- December 29, 2021 – Los Angeles 91 vs. Boston 82
- December 8, 2021 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Boston 111
- March 2, 2021 – Boston 117 vs. Los Angeles 112
- February 5, 2021 – Boston 119 vs. Los Angeles 115
- February 13, 2020 – Boston 141 vs. Los Angeles 133
