Los Angeles Lakers (23-27) vs. Brooklyn Nets (30-19)
January 30, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Brooklyn Nets -9; Over/Under: +233
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets meet Monday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Lakers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 117.1 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 118.1 points on 47.2 percent shooting. LeBron James is averaging 30.2 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Anthony Davis is averaging 26.7 points and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the third double-digit scorer and Lonnie Walker IV is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 114.4 points on 51 percent shooting and allowing 111.7 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 29.7 points and 5.3 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 27.3 points and 5.1 rebounds. Nic Claxton is the third double-digit scorer and Seth Curry is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.3 rebounds per game.
Lakers vs Nets Trends
The Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Nets are 15-40-2 ATS in their last 57 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 7-3 in Lakers last 10 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Nets last 4 overall. The Lakers are 15-4-3 ATS in the last 22 meetings in Brooklyn.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t a good team at full strength, and now they’re going to be without LeBron and AD. Talk about a tough spot to be in. The Brooklyn Nets have had issues covering numbers, but they do play their best ball at home where they win by an average of 4.7 points, and they should have little trouble here against a severely undermanned Lakers side. I’ll lay the chalk.
