Los Angeles Lakers (23-24) vs. Brooklyn Nets (29-17)
January 25, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Brooklyn Nets +3.5; Over/Under: +226
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. The Los Angeles Lakers need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Brooklyn Nets look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 111.3 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 45.2 percent shooting. LeBron James is averaging 28.8 points and 7.6 rebounds, while Anthony Davis is averaging 23.3 points and 9.9 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the third double-digit scorer and Carmelo Anthony is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 111.8 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 109.4 points on 43.9 percent shooting. James Harden is averaging 22.6 points and 10 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 22 points and 5 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge is the third double-digit scorer and Patty Mills is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 82.3 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.1 rebounds per game.
The Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Nets are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 home games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Lakers last 9 overall. The under is 7-3-1 in Nets last 11 Tuesday games. The Lakers are 14-4-3 ATS in the last 21 meetings in Brooklyn and 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
I don’t want to back the Los Angeles Lakers in the favorite role as much as the next guy, but they simply have more available bodies with Anthony Davis returning. The Lakers will be as healthy as they’ve been in quite some time, while the Brooklyn Nets will be without Durant due to injury and Kyrie because it’s a home game. The Nets are severely undermanned here. Give me the Lakers and the reasonable chalk.
