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Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 238.5.
Los Angeles was a 138-110 loser in its last match at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 248 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 100-93 result against the Magic on December 18. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 193 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 21-9 SU,12-17-1 ATS
Brooklyn is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-17 SU,12-21 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
Next up:
Brooklyn at Los Angeles Monday, December 27
Los Angeles at Houston Tuesday, December 28