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Brooklyn Nets (14-27) vs. LA Lakers (21-17)
January 17, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: LA Lakers -11.5; Over/Under: 217.5
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The Brooklyn Nets invade the crypto.com Arena to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Here’s a Lakers vs Nets Prediction. This article will include a Lakers vs Nets Pick.

Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets have been in poor form as they’ve lost nine of their last 11 games overall and they will be hoping for a better effort after getting completely embarrassed by the Clippers in a 126-67 road defeat on Wednesday. Jalen Wilson led the team in scoring with just 16 points while Day’Ron Sharpe added 12 points off the bench, but no other player scored more than eight points. As a team, the Nets shot a miserable 30 percent from the field and just five of 28 from the 3-point line. The Nets struggled from the start and never looked like they had a chance after getting outscored by 37-14 in a nightmare of a second quarter. Things only got worse in the second half as the Nets fell to easily their worst defeat of the season. Tyrese Martin had a night to forget as he shot just three of 16 from the field while Nic Claxton shot just one of seven from the field to finish with just two points. The Nets will take on the Thunder after this game.

Los Angeles Lakers

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t been at their best as they’ve lost four of their last seven games overall. The Lakers will be eager to build some momentum after taking down the Heat in a 117-108 home win on Wednesday. Rui Hachimura led the team with 23 points, Anthony Davis and LeBron James added 22 points each while Austin Reaves tallied 14 points with 14 assists. As a team, the Lakers shot 52 percent from the field and 13 of 34 from the 3-point line as they struggled to contain the Heat early on and fell behind by 14 points. The Lakers dominated the second half by 63-42 to run down the Heat with time to spare in the end.

Why the Los Angeles Lakers will win

  • The Lakers have won each of their last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents.
  • The Nets have lost each of their last seven Friday games.
  • The Nets have failed to cover the spread in nine of their last 11 road games against Western Conference opponents that held a winning record.
  • The favorites have covered the spread in four of the Lakers’ last five games at Crypto.com Arena.

Why the Brooklyn Nets will win

  • The underdogs have won each of the last five games between the Nets and Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.
  • The Lakers have lost 13 of their last 23 games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents following a win.
  • The Nets have covered the spread in nine of their last 10 night games at Crypto.com Arena.
  • The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games as home favorites against Atlantic Division opponents following a win.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of the Nets’ last four games at Crypto.com Arena following a road loss have gone OVER the total points line.
  • Six of the Lakers’ last seven games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.

Lakers vs Nets Prediction

The Nets are still missing D’Angelo Russell, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Cam Thomas, while the Lakers are still missing Dorian Finney-Smith due to personal reasons. The Lakers were always going to be heavy favorites at home in this matchup despite their lack of recent form. The Nets won’t be in this contest at all if they play as badly as they did in Wednesday’s 59-point loss to the Clippers. I’m sure we will see a response from the Nets, but I still don’t think it will be enough to hold off a Lakers squad that should have too much firepower at home.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: LA Lakers -11.5

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