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Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 125-118 loser as they battled the Clippers on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -2-point favorite, while 243 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 119-115 winner as they battled the Nuggets at home. The Suns failed to cover in the match as a -13-point favorite, while 234 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Phoenix:
Team record: 45-35 SU,41-37-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Phoenix's last 17 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 41-39 SU,39-39-2 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Phoenix home to Los Angeles Sunday, April 9
Los Angeles home to Utah Sunday, April 9