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New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -13.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
Los Angeles was a 106-99 winner in its last match at home against the Pistons. They failed to cover the -14.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 205 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New York lost its last outing, a 135-132 result against the Clippers on January 05. The Knicks covered in that game as a +10-point underdog, while the 267 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New York:
Team record: 10-26 SU,19-17 ATS
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
New York is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 29-7 SU,18-17-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
LA Lakers is 2-8-1 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 10 games
Next up:
New York at Utah Wednesday, January 8
Los Angeles at Dallas Friday, January 10