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Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 237.5.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 112-104 result against the Timberwolves on February 16. The Lakers covered in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 216 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Brooklyn was a 128-124 winner on the road against the Suns. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (252) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 18-12 SU,14-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Brooklyn's last 12 games on the road
Brooklyn is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Los Angeles:
Team record: 22-7 SU,14-15 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Next up:
Brooklyn at Los Angeles Sunday, February 21
Los Angeles home to Miami Saturday, February 20