Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets odds, tips and betting trends

The Brooklyn Nets (16-24) will attempt to turn around a four-game losing skid when visiting the Los Angeles Lakers (21-21) on Friday, January 19, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena. This game is at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN, SportsNet LA, and YES.

The Lakers are a 6.5-point favorite against the Nets when the Lakers and the Nets square off. The over/under for the matchup is 228.5.

Lakers vs. Nets Betting Odds

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• Spread: Los Angeles -6.5
• Total: 228.5
• Moneyline: Los Angeles -282, Brooklyn +230

• Pick ATS: Nets (+ 6.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (228.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Lakers 118 – Nets 112

• Los Angeles has been chosen as the favorite in 25 games this year and has walked away with the win 16 times (64%) in those games.
• Los Angeles has yet to lose in five games when named as at least a -282 moneyline favorite.
• Los Angeles has an implied victory probability of 73.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

• Brooklyn has won 24% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (6-19).
• Brooklyn has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +230 or longer in five chances.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, Brooklyn’s implied win probability is 30.3%.

• The Lakers put up only 1.2 fewer points per game (114.4) than the Nets allow (115.6).
• When Los Angeles puts up more than 115.6 points, it is 10-6 against the spread and 13-3 overall.
• Brooklyn is 11-7 against the spread and 9-9 overall when it scores more than 115.4 points.
• Los Angeles has an ATS record of 13-6 and a 15-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 113.8 points.
• The Lakers are the NBA’s 18th-ranked scoring team (114.4 PPG), while the Nets rank 17th in points per game allowed (115.6) in the league.
• Brooklyn’s squad is currently the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (113.8 PPG), while Los Angeles’ team is 16th in points allowed per game (115.4).
• The Lakers have been out-scored by 42 points this season (one point per game on average), and opponents of the Nets have out-scored them by 73 more points on the year (1.8 per game).

• The average implied total for Los Angeles this season is 117.5 points, 0.5 fewer points than its implied total of 118 points in Friday’s game.
• This season, Los Angeles has scored more than 118 points in a game 15 times.
• Brooklyn’s average implied point total on the year (117 points) is six points higher than its implied total in this matchup (111 points).

• Game Day: Friday, January 19, 2024
• Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN, SportsNet LA, and YES
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Arena: Crypto.com Arena
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