The Atlanta Hawks (21-20) travel to meet the Los Angeles Lakers (28-13) at Staples Center Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Hawks-Lakers odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
Hawks at Lakers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:05 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Hawks +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Lakers -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hawks +4.5 (-110) | Lakers -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 223.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hawks at Lakers: Key injuries
Hawks
- PF De’Andre Hunter (knee) out
- SF Cam Reddish (Achilles) out
Lakers
- PF Anthony Davis (calf) out
- SF Jared Dudley (knee) out
- SF LeBron James (ankle) probable
- PF Markieff Morris (knee) available
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Hawks at Lakers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Lakers 114, Hawks 104
Money line (ML)
The LAKERS (-190) are just a shade over my personal money line limit, but the price isn’t too unreasonable.
Sometimes it’s nice to just play a game straight up, and taking the defensive-minded champs on their home floor is a good play.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The LAKERS -4.5 (-110) are a strong play as they look to push their cover streak to six games.
They have won each of their past three games by at least 11 points, with an average winning margin of 19.3 points per game. These teams played Feb. 1 in Atlanta, with the Lakers picking up a 107-99 victory and covered as 7-point favorites as the Under (219) connected.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 223.5 (-110) is the play, as this total is a tad high. The first meeting went well Under, and the Under is on a 3-1 run for the Lakers over their past four outings.
L.A. is allowing just 106.3 PPG to rank second in the NBA. It’s also seventh in defensive field-goal percentage at 45.5%, and sixth against the three at 35.3%.
Atlanta is also on a 3-1 Under run across its past four.
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