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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -1.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 243.5.
Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 126-125 winner as they battled the Raptors at home. The Hawks failed to cover in the match as a -6.5-point favorite, while 251 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 135-119 result against the Rockets on January 29. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 254 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 25-24 SU,22-27 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta:
Team record: 19-27 SU,11-35 ATS
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Boston Thursday, February 1
Atlanta home to Phoenix Friday, February 2