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NBA
Los Angeles
Lakers
23 - 3
Atlanta
Hawks
6 - 20
December 15, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
 | State Farm Arena

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Los Angeles
Lakers
23 - 3
Atlanta
Hawks
6 - 20
December 15, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
 | State Farm Arena

  • The Lakers are 13-1 SU on the road and just ruined Miami’s perfect home record. Now they face Atlanta, who is 1-7 SU in their last eight home games and hits the OVER often. Despite the Lakers Sportsbook as 10.5-point favorites, the total is the more appealing play.

    Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks
    • Date/Time: December 15, 6 p.m. ET
    • Stadium: State Farm Arena
    • TV Coverage: Spectrum SportsNet, Fox Sports Southeast - Atlanta
    • Sportsbook Odds: Los Angeles -10.5 | O/U 224
    • Lakers vs Hawks Matchup Report

    Sportsbook Odds Analysis

    Los Angeles sports a 23-3 record and is simply dominant on the road, while the Hawks are 6-20 and have one just one of their last eight home games. They opened at 10.5-point favorites and somehow that feels too close. The total opened at just 224 points, in part because Atlanta struggles to score outside of Trae Young and the Lakers have an elite defense, but with the Lakers offense in the top-10 and Atlanta’s defense among the league’s worst, 224 seems quite low.

    Los Angeles News & Notes

    The Lakers faced arguably their toughest road test yet on Friday, as they travelled to face a Miami team that was 18-6… and 11-0 at home. But as the Lakers have done all season, they found a way to win, squeaking out a 113-110 victory to move to an NBA-best 13-1 on the road this year.

    It was the combination of LeBron James and Anthony Davis paving the way, per usual, as they combined to score 61 points. The defense also stepped up, holding Miami — currently the third-best three-point shooting percentage team in the NBA — to just 30.3 percent from behind the arc.

    The total has now gone OVER is four of the Lakers’ last five games. As they stay on the road to face an Atlanta team Sunday that really struggles to play defense, chances are this could be another high-scoring affair.

    Atlanta News & Notes

    Even if Atlanta’s star point guard Trae Young puts up big scoring numbers, the Hawks are still likely to lose this season. But when he goes into a shooting slump — it equals bad news for Atlanta.

    Young had his third straight off-game Friday against Indiana, shooting 9-for-30 in a 110-100 loss. He’s shot under 37 percent from the field in each of his last three games, when he’s shooting 44.4 percent for the season, while also failing to top 30 percent from behind the arc; when on the season he’s averaging 37.2 percent.

    Sunday will not provide much relief for Young, as he will be taking on the Lakers’ fifth-ranked defense. In addition, the Lakers are a top-ten scoring offense, while the Hawks’ defense is the third-worst in the league; meaning we could see the OVER in play for the ninth time in Atlanta’s last 10 games against the Western Conference.

    Betting Pick: OVER 224

    The Lakers can clamp down when they need to… but that won’t be necessary on Sunday. They’ll score plenty of points — much more than Atlanta — and should easily hit the OVER.

    Shark Bites
    • Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
    • The Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against Atlanta.
    • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games at home against the Lakers.
Back to Matchup

Odds

Sunday, December 15 Sun Dec 15

Opening
Current
LA Lakers
vsFinal
Atlanta
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
-10.5
-110
-900
o224
-110
+10.5
-110
+600
u224
-110
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
-11.5
-109
-900
o229.5
-110
+11.5
-111
+600
u229.5
-110
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

115.36
 Total Score
113.90
47.56
 Field Goal %
46.50
32.19
 Three Point %
32.83
79.81
 Free Throw %
82.01
45.43
 Total Rebounds
44.00
115.36
 Total Score
113.90
27.82
 First Quarter
28.17
31.00
 Second Quarter
30.10
27.82
 Third Quarter
28.87
28.04
 Fourth Quarter
25.40
47.56
 Field Goal %
46.50
79.81
 Free Throw %
82.01
32.19
 Three Point %
32.83
30.29
 Three's Attempts
30.77
9.75
 Three's Made
10.10
9.57
 Offensive
11.27
35.86
 Defensive
32.73
45.43
 Total Rebounds
44.00
24.86
 Assists
23.73
18.43
 Fouls
19.97
14.18
 Turnovers
13.07
7.00
 Steals
7.13

Head To Head

LAL
Stat Type ATL
6-4
 Record
4-6
6-4
 ATS
4-6
4-6
 O/U
4-6
107.90
 Score
104.80
53.70
 Half Time Score
50.80
45.63%
 Field Goal Percentage
44.85%
47.90
 Rebounds
39.60
116/296
 3 Point Shots
108/321
9.10
 Steals
9.00
LAL
Stat Type ATL
2-1
 Record
1-2
1-2
 ATS
2-1
1-2
 O/U
1-2
114.00
 Score
108.00
63.33
 Half Time Score
53.00
46.01%
 Field Goal Percentage
43.22%
45.00
 Rebounds
42.33
43/113
 3 Point Shots
37/107
10.33
 Steals
10.00
Nov 17/19 (1 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Home
Away
122
 Score
101
-14.5
 ATS
+14.5
220.5 o
 O/U
220.5 u
69
 Half Time Score
41
52.80%
 Field Goal Percentage
43.00%
43
 Rebounds
36
15/35
 3 Point Shots
8/28
9
 Steals
11
Feb 12/19 (2 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Away
Home
113
 Score
117
-6
 ATS
+6
239.5 o
 O/U
239.5 u
69
 Half Time Score
65
43.20%
 Field Goal Percentage
43.50%
44
 Rebounds
47
14/40
 3 Point Shots
16/42
10
 Steals
8
Nov 11/18 (3 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Home
Away
107
 Score
106
-11.5
 ATS
+11.5
236.5 o
 O/U
236.5 u
52
 Half Time Score
53
42.40%
 Field Goal Percentage
43.20%
48
 Rebounds
44
14/38
 3 Point Shots
13/37
12
 Steals
11
Feb 26/18 (4 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Away
Home
123
 Score
104
-2
 ATS
+2
221 o
 O/U
221 u
64
 Half Time Score
46
52.20%
 Field Goal Percentage
37.50%
59
 Rebounds
41
15/33
 3 Point Shots
8/36
8
 Steals
14
Jan 7/18 (5 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Home
Away
132
 Score
113
-3.5
 ATS
+3.5
216 o
 O/U
216 u
66
 Half Time Score
48
55.80%
 Field Goal Percentage
43.60%
49
 Rebounds
37
16/36
 3 Point Shots
12/34
13
 Steals
5
Nov 27/16 (6 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Home
Away
109
 Score
94
+5.5
 ATS
-5.5
209.5 o
 O/U
209.5 u
56
 Half Time Score
48
44.20%
 Field Goal Percentage
44.30%
53
 Rebounds
38
8/20
 3 Point Shots
12/35
7
 Steals
5
Nov 2/16 (7 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Away
Home
123
 Score
116
+11.5
 ATS
-11.5
206 o
 O/U
206 u
51
 Half Time Score
60
53.90%
 Field Goal Percentage
48.20%
41
 Rebounds
37
9/22
 3 Point Shots
11/32
11
 Steals
10
Mar 4/16 (8 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Home
Away
77
 Score
106
+11
 ATS
-11
203.5 o
 O/U
203.5 u
36
 Half Time Score
54
34.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
54.40%
46
 Rebounds
39
5/27
 3 Point Shots
13/28
5
 Steals
6
Dec 4/15 (9 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Away
Home
87
 Score
100
+11
 ATS
-11
206.5 o
 O/U
206.5 u
36
 Half Time Score
52
37.20%
 Field Goal Percentage
50.00%
42
 Rebounds
43
13/27
 3 Point Shots
10/26
10
 Steals
11
Mar 15/15 (10 of 10)
LAL
Stat Type ATL
Home
Away
86
 Score
91
+6.5
 ATS
-6.5
194.5 o
 O/U
194.5 u
38
 Half Time Score
41
40.00%
 Field Goal Percentage
44.70%
54
 Rebounds
34
7/18
 3 Point Shots
5/23
6
 Steals
9

Team Records

LAL
Record ATL
23-3
 All
6-20
10-2
 Home
3-9
13-1
 Away
3-11
21-3
 As Fav
1-1
2-0
 As Dog
5-19
16-10
 ATS
11-15
8-4
 ATS Home
6-6
8-6
 ATS Away
5-9
12-14
 O/U
15-11
5-7
 O/U Home
5-7
7-7
 O/U Away
10-4
LAL
Record ATL
9-1
 All
2-8
2-1
 Home
1-3
7-0
 Away
1-5
7-1
 As Fav
1-0
2-0
 As Dog
1-8
7-3
 ATS
4-6
2-1
 ATS Home
1-3
5-2
 ATS Away
3-3
4-6
 O/U
6-4
1-2
 O/U Home
2-2
3-4
 O/U Away
4-2
LAL
Record ATL
3-1
 All
2-3
2-0
 Home
1-1
1-1
 Away
1-2
3-1
 As Fav
0-0
0-0
 As Dog
2-3
2-2
 ATS
2-3
1-1
 ATS Home
1-1
1-1
 ATS Away
1-2
1-3
 O/U
2-3
0-2
 O/U Home
0-2
1-1
 O/U Away
2-1
LAL
Record ATL
7-1
 All
3-13
4-1
 Home
1-7
3-0
 Away
2-6
7-1
 As Fav
0-1
0-0
 As Dog
3-12
5-3
 ATS
8-8
4-1
 ATS Home
4-4
1-2
 ATS Away
4-4
5-3
 O/U
7-9
3-2
 O/U Home
3-5
2-1
 O/U Away
4-4
LAL
Record ATL
16-2
 All
3-7
6-1
 Home
2-2
10-1
 Away
1-5
14-2
 As Fav
1-0
2-0
 As Dog
2-7
11-7
 ATS
3-7
4-3
 ATS Home
2-2
7-4
 ATS Away
1-5
7-11
 O/U
8-2
2-5
 O/U Home
2-2
5-6
 O/U Away
6-0

Trends

  • LA Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games.
  • LA Lakers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
  • LA Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against Atlanta.
  • LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against Atlanta.
  • LA Lakers are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games on the road.
  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta.
  • LA Lakers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
  • LA Lakers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Southeast Division division.
  • LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in December.
  • Atlanta are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
  • Atlanta are 2-14 SU in their last 16 games.
  • Atlanta are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games at home.
  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Lakers.
  • The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
  • Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
  • Atlanta are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games played in December.
  • Atlanta are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games played on a Sunday.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
LeBron James SF Is "?" Wednesday vs Chicago, Foot
Anthony Davis PF Is probable Wednesday vs Chicago, Foot
D'Angelo Russell PG Is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs Chicago, Hip
Mohamed Bamba C Is out indefinitely, Ankle
Name Position Inj Desc
Jalen Johnson SF Is out indefinitely, Hamstring

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Dec 13, 2019 MIA 113-110 W -5.5 212 L/O 49.43 65.22 12
Dec 11, 2019 ORL 96-87 W -8.5 210.50 W/U 42.53 52.63 12
Dec 8, 2019 MIN 142-125 W -9.5 227 W/O 58.51 90.00 14
Dec 6, 2019 POR 136-113 W -4.5 225 W/O 54.12 81.82 17
Dec 4, 2019 UTA 121-96 W +2 212.50 W/O 51.11 60.00 14
Dec 3, 2019 DEN 105-96 W +2.5 208 W/U 46.43 66.67 7
Dec 1, 2019 DAL 100-114 L -6.5 222.50 L/U 45.98 81.25 7
Nov 29, 2019 WAS 125-103 W -11.5 235.50 W/U 51.72 75.00 14
Nov 27, 2019 NOP 114-110 W -6.5 231.50 L/U 51.76 72.00 8
Nov 25, 2019 SAN 114-104 W -4.5 222.50 W/U 49.44 66.67 14
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Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Dec 13, 2019 IND 100-110 L +6 225 L/U 41.49 69.57 6
Dec 11, 2019 CHI 102-136 L +6.5 221 L/O 42.17 73.08 13
Dec 10, 2019 MIA 121-135 L +8 218.50 L/O 47.37 61.11 20
Dec 8, 2019 CHR 122-107 W +2 223 W/O 48.35 94.12 18
Dec 4, 2019 BKN 118-130 L +3 227.50 L/O 53.33 61.90 9
Dec 2, 2019 GS 104-79 W -6.5 223 W/U 46.07 93.33 8
Nov 30, 2019 HOU 111-158 L +14 238.50 L/O 42.70 80.00 15
Nov 29, 2019 IND 104-105 L +11 223.50 W/U 42.86 94.44 9
Nov 27, 2019 MIL 102-111 L +14.5 240 W/U 40.43 68.18 11
Nov 25, 2019 MIN 113-125 L +4.5 236 L/O 43.62 80.77 10
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