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Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Indiana Pacers and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 123-120 loser as they battled the Kings on the road. The Lakers covered in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 243 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Indiana was a 113-103 loser at home against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (216) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Indiana:
Team record: 16-19 SU,14-21 ATS
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-13 SU,17-20 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
LA Lakers is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Indiana at Phoenix Saturday, March 13
Los Angeles at Golden State Monday, March 15