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The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics will clash in the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons and betED.com has Game 1 and series odds as well as lots of great prop bets.
The Lakers are a 5.5-point favorite and the over/under total is 192.5 in NBA Odds for Game 1 of the NBA championship series on Thursday (9:05 pm ET, ABC).
Los Angeles is a -180 favorite to win the best-of-seven series while Boston is a +155 underdog in NBA Series Odds.
In correct series results, Los Angeles is at +250 to win the series in seven games, +225 to win it in six, +475 to take it in five, and +1400 to sweep the Celtics. Boston is +500 for a seven-game win, +550 for six games, +900 for five and +2500 for a sweep.
Check out the selection of NBA Prop Bets for Game 1.
The Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic 4-2 in the Eastern Conference finals, wrapping up the series with a 96-84 win at home on Friday. The Lakers also won the West finals against the Phoenix Suns in six games, beating the Suns 111-103 in Game 6 in Phoenix on Saturday.
The teams split the season series, with each game decided by one point. Boston is 2-4 SU in the past six meetings in LA but 5-1 ATS in those matchups.
The Boston-Los Angeles rivalry is one of the greatest in pro basketball. The teams have met a total of 272 times since 1948, with the Celtics holding a 152-120 SU edge.
They have met in the NBA Finals 11 times, with the Celtics winning the title nine times. The last Finals meeting was in 2008, which the Celtics won in six games.
Overall, Boston leads in total championships with 17 to the Lakers' 15, and the teams' combined 32 championships account for more than half of the 63 NBA titles.
