The Los Angeles Lakers (39-21) are slightly favored (by 2.5 points) to continue a five-game home win streak when they host the New York Knicks (40-21) on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 230.5 points.
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Lakers Cover -2.5 vs Knicks -109
Lakers vs. Knicks betting lines
- Lakers odds to win: -144
- Knicks odds to win: +121
- Spread: Lakers (-2.5)
- Total: 230.5
Lakers Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Los Angeles has covered the spread 20 times at home and is 24-7 in home contests.
- This year, Los Angeles has an 11-9 record ATS in home games when playing as 2.5-point favorites or more.
- Lakers home games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times this season.
- This season at home Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 226.6 points per contest, 3.9 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.
Lakers Recent Trends
- The Lakers have a 8-2 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
- The Lakers and their opponents have hit the over in three of those 10 games.
- The Lakers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 230.2 points scored. That’s 0.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
- The Lakers’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 1.8 points higher than their season-long average.
Lakers Betting Records
- The Lakers have gone 26-9 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 74.3% of those games).
- Los Angeles has a record of 20-9 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -144 or shorter (winning 69%).
- The Lakers have a 59.0% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.2 (sixth in NBA) | 46.1 (eighth) | 42.6 (26th) | 42.8 (sixth) | 26.4 (15th) | 13.2 (12th) |
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Knicks Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Knicks have a 14-15 ATS record in road games so far while going 19-10 overall in those contests.
- The Knicks have gone 9-10 ATS in road games this season as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
- Knicks games have gone over the set point total 17 times on the road this season.
- Recent performance seems to go against the Knicks to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 225.9 points per contest this season.
Knicks Recent Trends
- The Knicks are 2-8 against the spread over their last 10 games, and have a 6-4 straight-up record in those contests.
- The Knicks and their opponents have hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Knicks games averaged 4.7 more points (235.2) than this matchup’s point total.
- During their last 10 games, the Knicks have a 114.6 points-per-game average, 2.8 points below their season-long scoring average.
Knicks Betting Records
- This season, New York has been the underdog nine times and won three of those games.
- This season, the Knicks have won three of their nine games, or 33.3%, when they’re the underdog by at least +121 on the moneyline.
- The Knicks have a 45.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.2 (third in NBA) | 47.5 (25th) | 42.9 (24th) | 41.7 (first) | 27.4 (11th) | 12.1 (third) |
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