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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Kaseya Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -1-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
Miami lost its last outing, a 108-89 result against the Celtics on December 02. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Lakers were a 109-80 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (189) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 12-9 SU,8-13 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
Miami:
Team record: 9-10 SU,8-11 ATS
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Next up:
Los Angeles at Atlanta Friday, December 6
Miami home to Phoenix Saturday, December 7