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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks
A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Knicks on Saturday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -6-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
New York won its last outing, a 109-105 result against the Pacers on February 01. The Knicks covered in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Lakers were a 114-105 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Celtics. They covered the +15.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (219) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 26-25 SU,23-28 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
LA Lakers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 32-17 SU,30-18-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 9 straight games.
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 11 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Charlotte Monday, February 5
New York home to Memphis Tuesday, February 6