NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Hawks Picks for January 3
Published 9:33 pm Thursday, January 2, 2025
The Atlanta Hawks (18-16) are 3.5-point underdogs against the Los Angeles Lakers (18-14) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, January 3, 2025. The game begins at 10:30 PM ET on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE.
Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Friday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?
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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 covered the spread 15 times in 32 games.
- Against the spread, Atlanta is 15-19-0 this season.
- Against the spread as 3.5-point favorites or more, the Lakers are 3-9.
- The Hawks’ ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or more is 8-6.
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Pick OU:
Over (231.5)
- In 12 of 32 games this season, the Lakers and their opponents have gone over 231.5 points.
- Hawks games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 231.5 points in 23 of 34 outings.
- The average point total in Los Angeles’ games this season is 227, 4.5 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- Atlanta has a 234.5-point average over/under in its matchups this season, three more points than this game’s total.
- The Lakers are the 21st-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Hawks have scored the fifth-most points.
- The Hawks have allowed the 28th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Lakers have given up the 13th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-175)
- The Lakers have entered the game as favorites 15 times this season and won 11, or 73.3%, of those games.
- The Hawks have come away with 11 wins in the 20 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Los Angeles has won eight of its 11 games, or 72.7%, when favored by at least -175 on the moneyline.
- This season, Atlanta has come away with a win six times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or worse on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 63.6% chance of a victory for the Lakers.
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