The Los Angeles Lakers (18-14) square off against the Atlanta Hawks (18-16) as 3.5-point favorites on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE.

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Lakers vs. Hawks Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Hawks Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 117 – Hawks 114

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Hawks

• Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-3.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 231.8

• The Lakers have a 15-17-0 ATS record this season compared to the 15-19-0 mark from the Hawks.
• Atlanta covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point underdog or more 57.1% of the time. That’s more often than Los Angeles covers as a favorite of 3.5 or more (25%).
• Los Angeles and its opponents have eclipsed the over/under 46.9% of the time this season (15 out of 32). That’s less often than Atlanta and its opponents have (23 out of 34).
• The Lakers have a .733 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (11-4) this season, higher than the .550 winning percentage for the Hawks as a moneyline underdog (11-9).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are averaging 111.9 points per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this season, while giving up 114.3 points per contest (20th-ranked).
• Los Angeles is pulling down just 41.2 boards per game (third-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 44.3 boards per contest (20th-ranked).
• This season, the Lakers rank 12th in the league in assists, dishing out 26.3 per game.
• With 12.9 turnovers per game, Los Angeles is sixth in the NBA. It forces 13.6 turnovers per contest, which ranks 18th in the league.
• The Lakers have found it difficult to drain threes, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 11.7 treys per game. They rank 19th with a 35% shooting percentage from downtown this year.

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Hawks Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Hawks are the fifth-best squad in the NBA (117.9 points per game). But defensively they are fourth-worst (119.4 points conceded per game).
• On the boards, Atlanta is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (45.8 per game). It is 18th in rebounds conceded (44.2 per game).
• At 29.9 assists per game, the Hawks are third-best in the league.
• Atlanta is 25th in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.5) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (16).
• The Hawks are 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (13 per game) and 18th in 3-point percentage (35.5%).

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