NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Hawks Picks for January 3
Published 10:33 pm Thursday, January 2, 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers (18-14) are favored by 3.5 points against the Atlanta Hawks (18-16) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Friday’s game, before you make a wager on this matchup?
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Lakers vs. Hawks Game Info
- When: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
- Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
- TV: NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE
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Lakers vs. Hawks Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 3.5)
- Los Angeles has 15 wins in 32 games against the spread this season.
- Atlanta’s record against the spread is 15-19-0.
- The Lakers have an ATS record of 3-9 as 3.5-point favorites or greater.
- Against the spread as 3.5-point underdogs or greater, the Hawks are 8-6.
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Pick OU:
Over (231.5)
- The Lakers’ 32 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 231.5 points 12 times.
- The Hawks have combined with their opponents to score more than 231.5 points in 23 of 34 games this season.
- Los Angeles’ matchups this year have an average total of 227, 4.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Atlanta’s games this year have had a 234.5-point total on average, three more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Hawks are the league’s fifth-highest scoring team this season compared to the 21st-ranked Lakers.
- The Lakers are the league’s 13th-ranked scoring defense while the Hawks are the 28th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-175)
- The Lakers have won 11, or 73.3%, of the 15 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Hawks have been underdogs in 20 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (55%) in those contests.
- Los Angeles has a record of 8-3, a 72.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -175 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This year, Atlanta has won six of 11 games when listed as at least +145 or better on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 63.6% chance of a victory for the Lakers.
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