"Lakers" — "Indiana". Forecast for the NBA match
On February 9, the Lakers will try to win their fifth victory in a row. The opponent of the Ozerns will be Indiana. Will the Los Angeles-based team succeed? The rates and forecast will answer this question

Command Analysis

LA Lakers

Current form
The Lakers played their last game without Anthony Davis, who went to Dallas. Despite this, they managed to win and defeat Golden State (120:112). LeBron James, who scored 42 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists, became the best in the Ozerny team.
Before the meeting with Golden State, the Lakers managed to defeat Washington, the Knicks and the Clippers. Now the Los Angeles team has 30 wins, which allows it to occupy the fifth place in the Western Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Will not play: Luka Doncic, Maxie Kleber, Christian Wood.
Questionable: LeBron James, Austin Reeves.
Interesting facts for betting
In terms of the number of wins on their court, the Lakers are in the top 3 of the Western Conference. They won 17 of 23 matches at home.
Approximate line–up: Hayes -Finney-Smith, Milton – Hachimura, Vincent.

Indiana Pacers

Current form
The day before, Indiana managed to slam another team from Los Angeles, the Clippers. The match ended with a score of 119:112 in favor of the Pacers. The Pacers' best player was Pascal Siakam, who scored 33 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
It is worth adding that Indiana continues to demonstrate an excellent game. She has won 5 of the last 6 matches. Thanks to this, the Pacers are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Pacers do not intend to slow down yet.
Disqualifications and injuries
Will not play: James Wiseman.
Interesting facts for betting
This season, Indiana has won 15 of its 28 games away. This is the fourth indicator in the East. Only Cleveland, New York and Boston perform better.
Approximate composition: Turner – Newbard, Haliburton—Maturin, Siakam.
Trends
The rate is the 1st quarter. Victory of the Lakers
In 2 of the last 3 face-to-face meetings, Ozernye won the opening segment.
1.981st quarterbet: total more than 53.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 face-to-face meetings, more than 53 points were scored in the opening quarter.
1.87Tip and bets
It looks like the Lakers' winning streak is over. Anthony Davis has left the team, and the entry of LeBron James and Austin Reeves remains in doubt. It is not surprising that bookmakers consider Indiana to be the favorite of the meeting.
Despite the fact that the Pacers will be visiting, they will have a great opportunity to succeed. They're on the move right now and they're not going to slow down. We expect that the guests will be able to cope with another team from Los Angeles.
Our forecast is "Indiana" with a handicap of (-2.5) points in 1.78
Bet on the total
It is likely that the Lakers will have personnel problems. In this case, you should not count on an effective meeting. We believe that the opponents will not score more than 233 points.
The forecast is a total of less than 233.5 points for 1.70
Betting on statistics
In the last match, Siakam scored 33 points, but before that he was not impressive with such performance. It is unlikely that for the second time in a row, the Cameroonian will show a bright game.
Prediction — Pascal Siakam: total less than 22.5 points in 1.78