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Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Brooklyn Nets 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 -13.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 219.
The Lakers were a 117-108 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Heat. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (225) made winners of OVER bettors.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 126-67 result against the Clippers on January 15. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a +15.5-point underdog, while the 193 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 14-27 SU,21-19-1 ATS
Brooklyn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Brooklyn is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Brooklyn is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 21-17 SU,19-19 ATS
LA Lakers is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 10 games
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Brooklyn at Oklahoma City Sunday, January 19
Los Angeles at Los Angeles Sunday, January 19