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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 227.
In their last action, Brooklyn was a 117-111 loser at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (228) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
The Lakers were a 100-92 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (192) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 35-9 SU,23-20-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Brooklyn:
Team record: 18-24 SU,18-24 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Brooklyn is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games
Brooklyn is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Philadelphia Saturday, January 25
Brooklyn at Detroit Saturday, January 25