LA Lakers at Brooklyn Nets 12/18/18 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
NBA: 7:30 PM EST
Dec. 18, 2018
TV: NBATV
Latest Odds : LAL -3.5 Total 228
The Lakers are going to have to bounce back from the loss they had recently to the Wizards in which the team was controlled and lost by 18 points. However, the Lakers are are a team that is going to have some problems in bouncing back as they are struggling quite a bit on the year, but it really depends if James is going to be able to show up in the game or not.
The Lakers have relied on LeBron James for almost all of the offensive categories on the year. James has been able to score a total of 27.7 points a game, but have managed to get 7 assist a game. James even leads the Lakers in rebounding as well with 7.7 boards a game.
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Brooklyn is coming into the game here with 5 straight wins on the year. However, the Nets are team that is going to come into the game with some struggles and they are also coming in the game as an underdog, which could prove to be very difficult for the Nets to bring home a win on the day here as the Nets are struggling in some aspects of the game play, even when winning.
The Nets have seen D'Angelo Russell lead the team in scoring with only 18.7 points a game, but the Nets have had Russell lead the team in assist as well with 6 assist a game. The Nets have had Ed Davis lead the team in assist with 8.4 boards a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
Nets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games.
Over is 5-2 in Lakers last 7 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Nets last 4 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game.
Free Betting Pick: Los Angeles Lakers -3.5
The Lakers are a team that has been playing really well at times on the season, but it is only when James is playing at the top of his game. The problem for the Lakers is not all the time is that James has some issues at times in getting the wins. What else is the Nets are playing at a high level as well lately with 5 straight wins being ripped off. With the Lakers, James will show up big in the game here and finally help guide the Lakers to a win again. Final Score, Los Angeles Lakers win and cover ATS 112-104.