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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 -3.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 218.
Los Angeles was a 126-102 loser in its last match at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 228 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Miami was a 109-98 loser in its last match on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 207 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Miami:
Team record: 20-18 SU,17-21 ATS
Miami is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 20-17 SU,18-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 9 games
Next up:
Miami home to Denver Friday, January 17
Los Angeles home to Brooklyn Friday, January 17