LA Lakers at Golden State Warriors 12/25/18 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
NBA: 8:00 PM EST
Dec. 25, 2018
TV: ABC
Latest Odds : GS -9 Total 235
The Lakers are going to be coming in to face the Warriors in this game in what James may consider to be a rematch type of game between him and the Warriors. The difference is instead of having to supporting cast from the Cavaliers like he had last season the Lakers are going to have only a smaller cast that is able to keep him going and most of those are not the same type of caliber players the Cavaliers had for James.
The Lakers when they are playing on the road are not that good of a team as the point scoring average remains the same at 112.8 points per game. The defense, though, reaches a point that gives up most points as they allow 113.1 points a game.
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The Warriors are going to be looking to have a repeat of the last home meeting they had when the Lakers came to town. In the last game which happened in March the Warriors were able to dominate the Lakers by a score of 117 to 106. Now, the difference could be James coming to the Lakers, but even then it could be a challenge for the Lakers as they did not really change his cast of characters around him.
When playing at home the Warriors have been able to score at a decent clip of 116.5 points a game. The defense on the home court plays really well also with a total of only 110.3 points allowed per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss.
Warriors are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Under is 15-7-1 in Lakers last 23 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game.
Free Betting Pick: Golden State Warriors -9
The Warriors are playing great ball at home and the Warriors defense even gets tighter than what it usually is when playing at home. The Lakers, defense, though, when playing on the road gets even worse than normal and that will cost the Lakers in this game as the wheels fall off of the defense and they get beat rather easily. Final Score, Golden State Warriors win and cover ATS 118-106.