Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers 12/9/23 - NBA Betting Picks and Odds
Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
NBA: 8:30 PM
Dec. 09, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : LAL -3.5 ; O/U 240.5
The Indiana Pacers continue a road trip Saturday as they meet the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA in season tournament championship in Las Vegas. Indiana is playing well coming into Saturday on a three-game win streak following a nine point victory against the Milwaukee Bucks in their last outing. Offensively Indiana was phenomenal against Milwaukee scoring 128 points including 63 in the first half on 49% shooting and knocked down seven triples. Defensively Indiana did just enough allowing just 119 points and forced 12 turnovers in the win.
Tyrese Haliburton is the offensive leader for Indiana this season averaging 26.9 points and 12.1 assists per game. Buddy Hield is averaging 13.3 points and Obi Toppin has chipped in 13 points per game. Big man Myles Turner averages a second best 17.1 points and a team high 8 rebounds per outing.
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The Los Angeles Lakers will head to Las Vegas on Saturday after winning four of the last five including three in a row following a 44 point blowout victory against New Orleans on Wednesday night. Offensively Los Angeles dominated the game making 54.7% of their shots knocked down 17 triples to score 133 total points. Defensively the Lakers had one of their best games of the season allowing just 89 points on 35.8% shooting and forced 12 turnovers in the outing.
LeBron James led the way for the Los Angeles offense with 30 points and eight assists on 12 shots in 23 minutes. Anthony Davis chipped in 16 points and 15 rebounds, while Taurean Prince contributed 15 points in 23 minutes. Austin Reaves led the way off the Los Angeles bench with 17 points on nine shots in 23 minutes of game time.
Recent Betting Trends:
The Indiana Pacers have hit the 2Q Moneyline in 19 of their last 29 away games
The Indiana Pacers have only hit the Team Total Under in 29 of their last 77 games
The Indiana Pacers have only hit the 1Q Game Total Under in 20 of their last 60 games
The Los Angeles Lakers have hit the 4Q Moneyline in 68 of their last 98 games
The Los Angeles Lakers have hit the Moneyline in 53 of their last 89 games
Free Betting Pick: Los Angeles Lakers -3.5
The Lakers are the better team in this game and it will show from early on Saturday. Look for the Lakers to defend their home floor as they do enough to win the first ever in season tournament. Take Los Angeles Saturday to do the job leading to the home win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Lakers win and cover 115-101.