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New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -3-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Los Angeles was a 136-115 winner in its last match at home against the Pelicans. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 251 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
New York lost its last outing, a 114-102 result against the Warriors on March 04. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 216 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New York:
Team record: 40-21 SU,28-32-1 ATS
New York is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
New York is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 39-21 SU,34-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
Next up:
New York at Los Angeles Friday, March 7
Los Angeles at Boston Saturday, March 8