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Lakers - Atlanta. NBA match forecast
On January 4, the Lakers will meet Atlanta at home in a regular NBA championship match. The game will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and will begin at 06:30 Moscow time. JJ Redick team defeated Portland in their previous home game. Will the basketball players from California be able to build on their success in front of their fans in the game against the Hawks and what bets should they choose? — read our forecast
Command Analysis
LA Lakers
USACurrent form
The Lakers have won three of their last four games. In a meeting on January 3, the California team defeated Portland on their home court without Anthony Davis with a score of 114:106. LeBron James made the biggest contribution to the victory, scoring 38 points, making three rebounds and eight assists. Austin Reaves (15-8-11) had a double-double. Max Christie scored 28 points. JJ Redick team (19 wins and 14 losses) is in sixth place in the Western Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Lakers enter the game with a weakened roster, with Davis out for the second straight game due to injury, as well as next-in-line replacement Gabe Vincent.
Interesting facts for betting
The Lakers and Atlanta score an average of 224 points in head-to-head meetings (statistics based on the results of the last ten games).
Estimated composition
Austin Reeves - Max Christie - Rui Hachimura - LeBron James - Cam Reddish.
Atlanta Hawks
USACurrent form
On January 2, Atlanta lost to Denver 120-139 on the road and broke a four-game winning streak. The best player on the losing team was Trae Young, who scored 30 points, made four rebounds and nine assists. DeAndre Hunter scored 20 points, and Zachary Reesacher had 13. Quin Snyder team (18 wins and 16 losses) is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Atlanta went on an away trip to California with almost its optimal roster. The team has only a few bench players in the infirmary.
Interesting facts for betting
The Hawks average 110 points against the Suns in their last ten games.
Estimated composition
Trae Young - Dyson Daniels - Zachary Reesacher - Jaylen Johnson - Clint Capela.
Trends
Total Assists Bet Young Over 11.5
Young averages 12.2 per game
1.87Bet Johnson Total Rebounds Over 11.5
Johnson averages 10.8 rebounds per game.
1.88Tip and bets
Bookmakers' analysts consider the Lakers to be the clear favorites of the upcoming match. In their opinion, Atlanta will have very little chance of success. And that true. The team from the City of Angels has been playing quite consistently this season and will almost certainly be able to make it straight to the playoffs. But the team from Georgia is definitely not going to play the role of a whipping boy and intends to put up maximum resistance to a more famous opponent.
Our prediction is Atlanta victory with a handicap of (+4.5) points at 1.78
Bet on total
The Lakers are averaging 111.1 points, 43.6 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 8.2 steals, and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.6 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.4 points per game. The Hawks are averaging 119.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 10.8 steals, and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points per game.
Our prediction is total over 232.5 points including overtime at 2.09
Bet on the first half
The Lakers have won the first quarter in four of their last five head-to-head games with Atlanta, and the Californians have won the first half in five of their last seven games.
Our prediction is a Lakers win in the first quarter at 1.78
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