The Golden State Warriors (2-9) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (8-2) Wednesday at Staples Center for a 10 p.m. ET start. Los Angeles leads the Western Conference while Golden State is battling the New York Knicks for the worst record in the NBA. We analyze the Warriors-Lakers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Warriors at Lakers: Key injuries
Warriors
- PG Stephen Curry (hand) out
- SG Damion Lee (hand) out
- SG Jacob Evans (hip) out
- PF Omari Spellman (ankle) doubtful
Lakers
- PF Anthony Davis (shoulder, rest) out
- PG Rajon Rondo (rest, calf) questionable
Warriors at Lakers: Odds, lines, picks, and betting tips
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Prediction
Lakers 120, Warriors 112
Moneyline (ML)
The -500 line for the home LAKERS is very low but they are 4-1 at home facing a Warriors just 1-4 on the road. There is also the concern of the Lakers having played in Phoenix last night.
Golden State allows 121.2 points per game and can barely muster 110 points for per night. Even with PF Anthony Davis out, Golden State winning in Los Angeles is tough to see.
New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the LAKERS to win outright returns a profit of $2.00. It’s very chalky, but Golden State has a low chance of winning.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The WARRIORS (+10.5, -129) is the play here. A Warriors cover (lose by 10 or fewer points or win outright) returns a profit of $7.75.
The Lakers are 7-3 against the spread overall and 4-1 ATS at home while covering the spread by 2.2 points per game. Golden State is 3-2 ATS on the road while being right around projections (minus-0.5 points per game). The concern with Golden State is the games can get away from them late. The loss of Davis for Los Angeles combined with the back end of a back-to-back makes the Warriors a reasonable pick with the points.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 219.5 (-115) is where we lean Wednesday. LeBron James and Co. may give up a few more points than usual on the back end of a back-to-back and Golden State’s porous defense should keep those points coming.
At these odds, a $10 bet still returns a profit of $8.70.
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