Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets odds, picks and prediction

Joe Williams
Sportsbook Wire

The Los Angeles Lakers (32-20) travel to meet the Brooklyn Nets (36-16) at Barclays Center at 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Lakers-Nets odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.

The skidding Lakers have dropped three of their past five outings, alternating wins and losses in the past six outings.

They haven't won back-to-back games since March 26-28 against the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Los Angeles is struggling without Anthony Davis and LeBron James, as you would expect, going just 4-7 overall and against the spread across the past 11 games.

The Nets hammered the New Orleans Pelicans 139-111 on Wednesday night, covering an 8.5-point number.

They're still just 2-6 ATS across the past eight outings, and they haven't covered in consecutive games since a 3-0 ATS run from March 1-11.

Lakers at Nets: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:45 a.m. ET.

  • Money line : Lakers +425 (bet $100 to win $425) | Nets -600 (bet $600 to win $100)
  • Against the spread/ATS : Lakers +11 (-110) | Nets -11 (-110)
  • Over/Under : 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Lakers at Nets: Key injuries

Lakers

  • PG Alex Caruso (knee) probable
  • C Marc Gasol (hamstring) probable
  • PF Kyle Kuzma (calf) questionable
  • PF Anthony Davis (calf) out
  • SF LeBron James (ankle) out

Nets

  • PG Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) out
  • SG James Harden (hamstring) out
  • SF Tyler Johnson (knee) out
  • PG Landry Shamet (ankle) questionable

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Lakers at Nets: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Nets 119, Lakers 111

Money line (ML)

The Nets (-600) will cost you six times your potential return. Yes, the Lakers (+425) are without LeBron and AD, and KD is back for Brooklyn. But, where is the value here? There is none.

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Against the spread (ATS)

The LAKERS +11 (-110) are double-digit 'dogs on the road, but they cashed in three of their past four games. L.A. has still won four of their past seven games overall without their top two stars, and they should be able to keep this within single digits.

Over/Under (O/U)

OVER222.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly. The Over has connected in each of the past two for L.A., while going 2-0 in the past two for Brooklyn, too.

That includes 139 points in their blowout win against the Pelicans, while the Nets have gone for 111 or more points in six of the past seven outings.

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