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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
The fans at Barclays Center will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
Last time out for Brooklyn, they were a 105-102 loser as they battled the Hornets on the road. The Nets failed to cover in the match as a -6-point favorite, while 207 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 111-101 result against the Celtics on March 08. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 212 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 40-22 SU,35-26-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 10 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 21-42 SU,32-30-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Milwaukee Thursday, March 13
Brooklyn at Cleveland Tuesday, March 11