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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -2-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 232.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 119-104 winner on the road against the Bucks. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (223) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
The Lakers were a 134-93 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Heat. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (227) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 12-10 SU,8-14 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Lakers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 12-11 SU,10-13 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 25 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Portland Sunday, December 8
Atlanta home to Denver Sunday, December 8