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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 210.5.

Last time out for Indiana, they were a 107-85 winner as they battled the Hornets at home. The Pacers covered in the match as a -11.5-point favorite, while 192 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 101-96 winner on the road against the Hawks. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (197) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-3 SU,16-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games

Indiana:
Team record: 18-9 SU,14-11-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games

Next up:
Los Angeles at Milwaukee Thursday, December 19
Indiana home to Sacramento Friday, December 20