The Los Angeles Lakers (19-14) 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: 231.7

• 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.
• As a 3.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Atlanta is 8-6 against the spread compared to the 4-9 ATS record Los Angeles racks up as a 3.5-point favorite.
• 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%).
• The Lakers have a .750 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (12-4) 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 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 contest.
• Los Angeles is averaging just 41.3 boards per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 44.3 boards per contest (20th-ranked).
• The Lakers are delivering 26.5 assists per game, which ranks them 12th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Los Angeles is averaging 12.8 turnovers per game (sixth-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest (16th-ranked).
• With 11.8 three-pointers per game, the Lakers are 24th in the NBA. They sport a 35% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks 19th in the league.

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Hawks Performance Insights

• On offense, 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 NBA in rebounds (45.8 per game). It is 18th in rebounds conceded (44.2 per game).
• The Hawks are third-best in the NBA in assists (29.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• Atlanta is 24th in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.5) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (16).
• In 2024-25, the Hawks are 18th in the league in 3-point makes (13 per game) and 18th in 3-point percentage (35.5%).

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