NBA Odds: Nets-Lakers prediction, odds and pick

Brooklyn Nets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-95 on Saturday night. The Lakers lost 120-114 to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night and are 2-10. Last year, the Nets and Lakers split the season series with each team winning on the road. Neither team is above 500. The Nets are 6-7 and the Lakers are2-11. Kyrie Irving is still suspended. Nets have gone 4-1 since he was suspended and they are above 5,000.

The Nets beat the Lakers last night. They need to keep it up against an equally-battered Lakers team. The team needs to win the battle on the boards. The Nets are a good shooting team, sixth in the league in field goal percentage. Brooklyn also converts on shots from beyond the arc. Lakers are 11th in that category. Nets will cover the spread.

Lakers are a disappointment. James averages 24.9 points per game and 8.8 rebounds. Davis averages 23.1 points and is shooting 53.4 percent from the floor. Westbrook averages 16.5 points, but he's been deployed off the bench. Walker averages 15.7 points on 45. 7 percent shooting.

The Nets are a better team than the Lakers, but they are only better by a little. If James plays, the Nets could cover the spread.