New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers Odds
The Los Angeles Lakers (33-34 SU, 33-32-1 ATS) are 12-3 SU and 8-7 ATS in their last 15 home games against the New York Knicks (39-30 SU, 38-29-2 ATS). The Lakers will look to keep that trend of success going with a win at home over the Knicks this Sunday night in Los Angeles.
The Lakers defeated the Knicks 129-123 in overtime as 2-point road underdogs in the first meeting of the season between these two teams back in January. That game went over the posted total of 232 points, bringing the OVER to 9-4 in the last 13 games between Los Angeles and New York.
Latest Betting Notes: Knicks
The Knicks couldn’t get much going on offense in a 106-95 loss on the road to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night as 5-point underdogs. Immanuel Quickley led the way with 26 points and 10 rebounds while Julius Randle was the only other player on the team to score more than 11 points with a 19-point night.
Randle ranks 15th in the NBA in scoring this season with 25.1 points per game and seventh in rebounding with 10.3 rebounds per game.
New York fell to 0-3 SU and ATS over its last three games with the loss. The Knicks were on a 6-0 SU and ATS run prior to this current three-game skid. Jalen Brunson missed his second straight game with a foot injury against the Clippers and is listed as questionable to return on Sunday.
Latest Betting Notes: Lakers
The Lakers continued their recent stretch of strong play with a 122-112 win over the Toronto Raptors as 3-point home underdogs on Friday night. D’Angelo Russell returned after missing the team’s previous six games with an injury to lead the team in scoring with 28 points against the Raptors. Russell has recorded 16.4 points and 5.8 assists per game in his first five games with the Lakers this season.
Los Angeles is now 7-2 SU and ATS over its last nine games including a 4-2 SU and ATS record since LeBron James went down with a foot injury at the end of the month in February. The Lakers have won each of their last three games outright despite closing as an underdog in all of them.
Knicks Player Prop: Julius Randle Under 27.5 Points (-118)
Julius Randle is always capable of putting up big point totals in any given game, but 27.5 points feels like a lofty goal in this spot. Randle has been cold from three-point range during New York’s current three-game losing streak with only seven three-pointers in 31 attempts over that stretch. He has finished with 23 points or fewer in five of his last seven games.
It’s also worth noting that the Lakers have been playing some surprisingly good defense this month as they’ve held their last four opponents to 107.5 points per game. Randle scored 23 points in New York’s loss to the Lakers in January and will probably land around that number again on Sunday.
Lakers Player Prop: Anthony Davis Under 12.5 Rebounds (-134)
Anthony Davis is averaging 12.4 rebounds this season and was on a tear in the paint in February as he averaged 14.4 rebounds per game in 10 games played last month. Davis finished with nine rebounds on Friday night and has now recorded nine rebounds or less in four of his last five games.
The Knicks rank third-best in the NBA in rebounding this season, so boards won’t be easy to come by for Davis. When these two teams last met in January, Davis finished the game with nine rebounds even after it went to overtime. The elite rebounder will get his share of rebounds in this one, but the total set at 12.5 rebounds is too high.
