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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 220.
Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 116-100 winner as they battled the Wizards on the road. The Hawks covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 216 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Lakers were a 96-95 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (191) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 15-6 SU,10-11 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 10-9 SU,11-8 ATS
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Atlanta's last 15 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Denver Thursday, February 4
Atlanta home to Dallas Wednesday, February 3