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Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 129-109 loser as they battled the Pelicans on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a +5.5-point underdog, while 238 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Miami lost its last outing, a 121-104 result against the Clippers on January 01. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 225 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 19-14 SU,15-18 ATS
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 18-17 SU,16-19 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Next up:
Miami at Phoenix Friday, January 5
Los Angeles home to Memphis Friday, January 5