The Los Angeles Lakers (19-14) hit the court 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: 231.7

• The Hawks (15-19-0 ATS) have covered the spread 48.5% of the time, 4.4% less often than the Lakers (16-17-0) this year.
• 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%).
• When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Los Angeles does it less often (45.5% of the time) than Atlanta (67.6%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Lakers are 12-4, a better tally than the Hawks have recorded (11-9) as moneyline underdogs.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are putting up 112 points per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this year, while ceding 114.1 points per contest (19th-ranked).
• Los Angeles is averaging only 41.3 rebounds per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 44.3 rebounds per contest (20th-ranked).
• This season, the Lakers rank 12th in the league in assists, dishing out 26.5 per game.
• With 12.8 turnovers per game, Los Angeles ranks sixth in the NBA. It forces 13.8 turnovers per contest, which ranks 16th in the league.
• The Lakers are 24th in the NBA with 11.8 threes per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank 19th with a 35% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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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).
• In 2024-25, Atlanta is fourth-best in the league in rebounds (45.8 per game) and 18th in rebounds allowed (44.2).
• At 29.9 assists per game, the Hawks are third-best in the league.
• In 2024-25, Atlanta is 24th in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.5 per game) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (16).
• Beyond the arc, the Hawks are 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (13). They are 18th in 3-point percentage at 35.5%.

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