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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -9-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 206.
Miami was a 124-112 loser in its last match at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 236 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 110-101 result against the Raptors on April 06. The Lakers covered in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 211 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-19 SU,24-27 ATS
LA Lakers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Lakers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Miami:
Team record: 26-25 SU,22-28-1 ATS
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Brooklyn Saturday, April 10
Miami at Portland Sunday, April 11