Lakers at Hawks Odds
Written by Anthony Moretti - Google +
The Los Angeles Lakers will head out on the road tonight to take on the Atlanta Hawks in this showdown of two playoff contending teams scheduled for a 7:00 PM ET tip-off. Looking at the latest odds the Lakers are five-point favorites and the total is set for 185 points.
Los Angeles (45-19) enters this matchup tonight playing outstanding basketball as of late. The Lakers are on a 7 game winning streak in which they are 6-1 ATS. The recent success from the Lakers as of late is coming from the defensive side of the ball where they are allowing just 87 points per game the last 7 games while the offense is averaging 98.4 points per game.
Los Angeles is 4-0 ATS the last four games against teams with a winning SU record. The Lakers are 8-1 ATS against a team with a winning home record and are 7-1 ATS the last 8 games against a team with a home winning % above .600. The Lakers are 5-1 ATS the last 6 games following a SU win. The Lakers are 4-0 the last four games when playing on 1 day of rest.
The Atlanta Hawks come into this matchup having struggled the last few games in which they are just 2-3 SU the last five games while going 2-3 ATS. The Hawks recent struggles are coming from the lack of offensive production the last five games. Atlanta is averaging just 89.2 points per game the last five games which are 6.7 points lower than their season average. If you are Atlanta this is not the time you want to be struggling offensively against a Lakers defense that is shutting teams down the last few games. Atlanta is going to have to hope the defense can continue to play the way it has allowing just 93.2 points per game the last five games which has kept them in some of these games.
The Hawks this year are just 10-19 ATS at home on the season. Atlanta is just 2-6 ATS at home against teams that are above .500 this season. The Hawks are just 1-4 ATS the last five home games they have played in. Atlanta is just 1-4 ATS the last five games against the Pacific Division and is just 2-9 ATS their last 11 games against the Western Conference.
There are a lot of people that wanted to write the Lakers off this season and say that they just don’t have it to make a run at another championship due to the slower start they had this season. The thing about the Lakers though is though they can care less how many games they win during the season they know how to play when it comes playoff time. They do enough to get themselves into the playoffs and they let their game take over. The Lakes are starting to turn it up now and you have seen that over the past 7 games. Look for that to continue as they stay focused on getting their game to the style they want to be able to compete for another Championship. Play the Lakes tonight as they pick up a road cover against a team that has struggled ad better completion at home this season.
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