The Los Angeles Lakers (21-17) hit the court against the Brooklyn Nets (14-27) as double-digit, 11-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET on SportsNet LA and YES. The matchup has an over/under set at 217 points.
Our computer predictions for Friday’s game may help you place an informed wager by picking the best bets available.
How to Bet on Lakers vs. Nets
Pick the Nets (+11) to Cover
The Lakers are 19-19-0 against the spread this season.
The Nets are 21-19-1 against the spread this season.
So far this year, the Nets have been installed as underdogs by an 11-point margin or more nine times and are 5-4 ATS in those contests.
Take the Points Over (217)
Lakers games have finished over 217 points scored, their current matchup’s total, 27 times (out of 38) this year.
This year, 23 of the Nets’ 41 games have had a combined total of more than 217 points scored.
These teams average 218.6 points per game combined, 1.6 more than the total of 217.
The Lakers and the Nets have seen their opponents average a combined 11.1 more points per game than the point total of 217 set in this matchup.
The Lakers’ average total in matchups this season has been 226.2, 9.2 points higher than the total in this particular game.
The average point total for the Nets this season is 1.1 points higher than this game’s over/under.
Back the Lakers on the Moneyline (-575)
The Lakers have been victorious in 15, or 71.4%, of the 21 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
The Nets have gone 11-25 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 30.6% of those games).
Oddsmakers have given the Lakers the best odds of winning they have seen this season with a -575 moneyline listed for this contest.
The Nets have a 3-5 record (winning only 37.5% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +425 or longer.
The Lakers have an implied victory probability of 85.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nets have an implied win probability of 19%.
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