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Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 235.5.
The Knicks were a 122-115 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (237) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles was a 121-104 loser in its last match on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 225 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-18 SU,12-18-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 11-4-1 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 11 games
LA Lakers is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 18-14 SU,17-13-2 ATS
New York is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New York is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Indiana Thursday, February 2
New York home to Miami Thursday, February 2