NBA Odds Today: Monday December 25, 2023

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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NBA Odds for Monday Dec. 25, 2023 feature five games on the hardwood as today's focus is on two of the key Christmas matchups.

The Boston Celtics look to stay red-hot as they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.

Elsewhere, the Dallas Mavericks head to the Valley to face the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in late-night action.

Here’s everything you need to know about the NBA Odds for Monday Dec. 25, 2023: Opening Lines, Spreads and Betting Trends for these two games on the card that provide betting intrigue. 

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NBA Odds for Monday, December 25, 2023

Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers

• Opening Point-Spread: Celtics -3
• Opening Money-Line: Celtics -145
• Opening Total: 224.5
• Time: 5:00 p.m. ET (ABC)

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles are hooking up on Christmas Day for the first time since 2008 as they meet at Crypto.com Arena.

Boston's offense is on fire by scoring 144 points in a blowout of Sacramento, then the Celtics followed that effort up with a 145-point spot against the Clippers on Saturday.

The Celtics knocked down 47 three-pointers in the two victories, as Boston has won seven of eight of games since losing to Indiana at the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals.

The Lakers are back home after snapping a four-game slide in Saturday's 129-120 victory as Oklahoma City as 3.5-point underdogs. LeBron James led the Lakers with 40 points as L.A. shot 16-of-32 from three-point range.

Los Angeles is playing only its second home game in nearly three weeks as the Lakers lost their last game at Crypto.com Arena to the Knicks last Monday.

The Lakers have excelled at home by winning nine of 12 and this will mark the second time that L.A. is a home underdog this season.

Boston beat Los Angeles in overtime twice last season, including the infamous non-foul call when James was driving for a layup to win in the final seconds of regulation at TD Garden.

Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns

• Opening Point-Spread: Suns -4.5
• Opening Money-Line: Suns -190
• Opening Total: 236.5
• Time: 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

The Phoenix Suns probably never thought at Christmas they would be sitting with a losing record, but here we are.

The Suns try to improve to 15-15 with a win on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks, who snapped a three-game slide in Saturday's 144-119 blowout of San Antonio.

Luka Doncic returned to the Mavs' lineup after missing Friday's loss at Houston as he scored 39 points against the Spurs, marking the third time this season Dallas has scored at least 144 points.

The Suns dropped consecutive games at Portland and Sacramento as Phoenix is in the midst of a 1-10 ATS slide.

Last season, the Suns and Mavericks split four games, capped off by Phoenix winning at Dallas in March as Durant and Devin Booker combined for 63 points in a 130-126 victory.

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers