The Los Angeles Lakers (19-14) play 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: 231.7

• The Lakers’ .485 ATS win percentage (16-17-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Hawks’ .441 mark (15-19-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Los Angeles (4-9) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (30.8%) than Atlanta (8-6) does as the underdog (57.1%).
• Los Angeles and its opponents have eclipsed the total 45.5% of the time this season (15 out of 33). That’s less often than Atlanta and its opponents have (23 out of 34).
• The Lakers have a .750 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (12-4) this season while the Hawks have a .550 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (11-9).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers rank 16th in the NBA with 112 points per game so far this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 19th with 114.1 points allowed per game.
• While Los Angeles ranks in the bottom five in the NBA in rebounds per game with 41.3 (fourth-worst), it ranks 20th in the league with 44.3 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Lakers are dishing out 26.5 assists per game, which ranks them 12th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Los Angeles is committing 12.8 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest (16th-ranked).
• The Lakers are draining 11.8 three-pointers per game (24th-ranked in league). They own a 35% shooting percentage (19th-ranked) from downtown.

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Hawks Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hawks are the fifth-best squad in the league (117.9 points per game). However on defense they are fourth-worst (119.4 points allowed per game).
• Atlanta is the fourth-best squad in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.8) and is ranked 18th in rebounds conceded (44.2).
• At 29.9 assists per game, the Hawks are third-best in the league.
• Atlanta is 24th in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.5) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (16).
• With 13 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc, the Hawks are 18th and 18th in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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