NBA on TNT Preview: Los Angeles Lakers (9-13) vs. New York Knicks (16-5)
Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks
– The Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers currently have the Knicks listed as 6-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game’s total is sitting at 206.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 100-94 result against the Cavaliers on December 11. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a 6.5-point favorite, while the 194 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Knicks were a 100-97 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (197) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 9-13 SU, 9-13 ATS
Current streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Lakers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
New York:
Team record: 16-5 SU, 13-8 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.
is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games at home
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Brooklyn are 9-1
After a win are 6-4
Next up:
LA Lakers at Washington, Friday, December 14
New York home to Cleveland, Saturday, December 15
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