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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns will meet on the court at Footprint Center on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -8.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 229.
Phoenix was a 117-112 loser in its last match at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 229 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 122-109 result against the Wizards on March 11. The Lakers covered in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 231 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 29-37 SU,28-38 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Phoenix:
Team record: 53-14 SU,35-32 ATS
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Phoenix's last 15 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Toronto Monday, March 14
Phoenix at New Orleans Tuesday, March 15