Lakers vs. Hawks betting: NBA preview for January 3

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The Los Angeles Lakers (19-14) play the Atlanta Hawks (18-16) as only 3-point favorites on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE. The over/under for the matchup is set at 231.5.

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Lakers vs. Hawks betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -151
  • Hawks odds to win: +126
  • Spread: Lakers (-3)
  • Total: 231.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles is 11-5 in home contests with a 9-7 record against the spread at home.
  • Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 4-5 when playing as 3-point favorites or more at home this year.
  • Lakers games have hit the over on the set point total eight times at home this season.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Los Angeles to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 227.7 points per contest this season.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers are 7-3 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Lakers and their opponents have hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Lakers’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 224.5 points scored. That’s 7.0 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During the last 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 0.9 points less per game compared to their season average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have won 75% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (12-4).
  • Los Angeles has a record of 9-4 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -151 or shorter (winning 69.2%).
  • The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 60.2% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (ninth in NBA) 47.8 (25th) 41.3 (27th) 44.3 (20th) 26.5 (12th) 12.8 (sixth)

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Hawks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Hawks have an 8-9 ATS record in road games so far while going 8-9 overall in those contests.
  • This season, the Hawks are 0-3 ATS on the road when playing as 3-point underdogs or more.
  • On the road this season, Hawks games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times.
  • This season on the road the Hawks and their opponents have averaged a total of 235.0 points per contest, 3.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Hawks Recent Trends

  • The Hawks are 5-5 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Hawks games have gone over the set total seven times.
  • The Hawks’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 236.4 points scored. That’s 4.9 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Hawks have a 119.3 points-per-game average, 1.4 points above their season-long scoring average.

Hawks Betting Records

  • Atlanta has won 11, or 55%, of the 20 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Hawks are 8-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +126 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Hawks have a 44.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (13th in NBA) 47.3 (20th) 45.8 (fourth) 44.2 (18th) 29.9 (third) 15.5 (24th)
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