The Los Angeles Lakers (15-11) host the New York Knicks (14-11) at Crypto.com Arena, starting at 10:30 PM ET on Monday, December 18, 2023. The Knicks are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 232.5.
Dig into the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) in Monday’s game, before you make an informed wager on the contest.
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Spread: Knicks (+4.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Lakers taking home the victory, but the model has them winning by slightly less (1.8 points). Lean towards taking the Knicks.
- New York is 12-11-2 against the spread this year.
- The Knicks have been an underdog by 4.5 points or more six times this year, and covered the spread in one of those contests.
- Los Angeles is 11-15-0 ATS this season.
- The Lakers have covered the spread five times this season (5-3 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 232.5
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (227.0 points) slightly lower than the DraftKings over/under (232.5 points).
- In 11 games this year, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined for more than 232.5 points.
- New York’s games have finished with over 232.5 points scored seven times this season.
- A total of 12 out of the Lakers’ 26 games this season have hit the over.
- The Knicks and their opponents have combined to hit the over 15 out of 25 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Lakers (-180)
- Prediction: Lakers 114, Knicks 113
- This season, Los Angeles has won 13 out of the 18 games, or 72.2%, in which it has been favored.
- New York has won in three, or 27.3%, of the 11 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Julius Randle Rebounds Prop: Over 9.5
- Julius Randle is putting up 21.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per contest. He’s also draining 44.8% of his shots from the floor and 29.2% from 3-point range, with 1.6 triples per contest.
- His rebounding average of 9.6 is lower than his over/under on Monday (9.5).
- He has collected more boards than the over/under set for him by sportsbooks 13 times this season in 26 games with that prop available.
- This year, the Lakers are grabbing 44.6 boards per game (11th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 44.6 rebounds per contest (22nd-ranked).
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