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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns will meet on the court at Footprint Center on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -8.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Phoenix won its last outing, a 118-114 result against the Pelicans on December 17. The Suns covered in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 232 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 119-117 winner at home against the Wizards. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (236) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-16 SU,12-16-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 10 games
LA Lakers is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Phoenix:
Team record: 18-12 SU,16-14 ATS
Phoenix is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Sacramento Wednesday, December 21
Phoenix home to Washington Tuesday, December 20