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Jaylen Brown<\/a> and the Boston Celtics<\/a> (36-19) battle Luka Doncic<\/a> and the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> (34-21) on February 22, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Sunday’s matchup between the Lakers and the Celtics has no set line.<\/p>\n Here is everything you need to know to know about the Lakers-Celtics game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over\/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.<\/p>\n Lakers vs. Celtics Game Information and TV ChannelWhen: Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ETWhere: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CaliforniaTV: NBC\/PeacockLive Boxscore: FOX Sports<\/a><\/p>\n This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting<\/a> partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lakers vs. Celtics Prediction<\/p>\n ATS Pick: Celtics (+ ) Lakers Recent TrendsThe Lakers are 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall in their past 10 games.In the Lakers’ 55 games this season, they have 29 wins against the spread.Lakers games this year have hit the over 31 times in 55 opportunities (56.4%).The 116.2 points per game the Lakers score are 7.8 more points than the Celtics give up (108.4).Los Angeles is 28-9-1 against the spread and 32-6 overall when scoring more than 108.4 points.This season, the Lakers have a 50.0% shooting percentage from the field, which is 5.6% higher than the 44.4% of shots the Celtics’ opponents have knocked down.The Lakers sport a worse record against the spread at home (13-12-1) than they do on the road (16-13-0).Los Angeles has eclipsed the over\/under more often at home, hitting the over in 18 of 26 home matchups (69.2%). In away games, it has hit the over in 13 of 29 games (44.8%).The Lakers have won a lower percentage of their games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 14-4 (.778). On the road as a moneyline favorite, they own a record of 12-3 (.800).Lakers Recent Stats Stat Average Rank \tPoints Scored 116.2 12 Points Allowed 116.1 18 Rebounds 40.9 28 Assists 25.4 19 \tSteals 8.2 17 \tBlocks 4.0 28 Lakers LeadersDoncic puts up 33.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.6 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 1.5 steals (seventh in league) and 0.5 blocks.LeBron James<\/a> averages 21.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks.Deandre Ayton<\/a> averages 13.2 points, 8.4 boards and 0.9 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 1.0 block.Austin Reaves<\/a> puts up 25.6 points, 5.1 boards and 5.9 assists per game, shooting 51.1% from the floor and 37.4% from downtown with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game.Jake LaRavia<\/a> posts 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 46.7% from the floor and 33.0% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.Celtics Recent TrendsThe Celtics have a 6-4 record against the spread while going 8-2 overall in their last 10 contests.The Celtics have 31 wins against the spread in 55 games this season.Celtics games this year have hit the over on 21 of 55 set point totals (38.2%).The Celtics average just 0.7 fewer points per game (115.4) than the Lakers allow (116.1).Boston is 21-3 against the spread and 24-0 overall when it scores more than 116.1 points.The Celtics have shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points below the 48.7% shooting opponents of the Lakers have averaged.This year, the Celtics are 13-14-0 at home against the spread (.481 winning percentage). On the road, they are 18-9-1 ATS (.643).Boston’s games have finished above the over\/under less frequently at home (10 times out of 27) than away (11 of 28) this year.As moneyline favorites, the Celtics have won a lower percentage of games at home (15-7) than on the road (13-5).Celtics Recent Stats Stat Average Rank \tPoints Scored 115.4 15 Points Allowed 108.4 2 Rebounds 45.6 7 Assists 24.2 29 \tSteals 7.6 25 \tBlocks 5.3 8 Celtics LeadersBrown is averaging 29.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He’s also sinking 48.4% of his shots from the field and 34.5% from 3-point range, with 2.0 triples per contest.Derrick White<\/a> is averaging 17.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists per contest. He’s sinking 38.8% of his shots from the field and 32.1% from beyond the arc, with 2.8 treys per contest.Nikola Vucevic<\/a> gets the Celtics 16.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while averaging 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.Payton Pritchard<\/a> is putting up 17.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest. He is making 46.5% of his shots from the floor and 36.1% from 3-point range, with 2.6 triples per contest.Neemias Queta<\/a> gets the Celtics 9.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest while putting up 0.9 steals and 1.3 blocked shots.<\/p>\n
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Score Prediction: Celtics 115 – Lakers 113<\/p>\n