The Los Angeles Lakers (37-32) host the Philadelphia 76ers (38-31) at Crypto.com Arena, starting at 10:30 PM ET on Friday, March 22, 2024. The 76ers are 7.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup’s over/under is 225.
Our computer predictions in this article will help you decide what are the best bets available for Friday’s game.
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Spread: 76ers (+7.5) to Cover
- The Lakers are favored by both DraftKings and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (7.5 to 3.5 points). Take the 76ers and the points.
- Philadelphia is 36-33-0 against the spread this year.
- The 76ers have been an underdog by 7.5 points or more seven times this season, and covered the spread in four of those matchups.
- Los Angeles is 31-38-0 against the spread this season.
- The Lakers have covered the spread seven times this season (7-4 ATS) when playing as at least 7.5-point favorites.
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Total: Over 225
- The model predicts a total 6.0 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- Los Angeles and its opponent have broken the 225-point mark 49 times this season.
- So far this season, 35 Philadelphia’s games have featured over 225 points scored.
- Lakers games have gone over the point total 38 out of 69 times this season.
- In the 76ers’ 69 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 35 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Lakers (-305)
- Prediction: Lakers 117, 76ers 114
- Los Angeles has entered the game as favorites 38 times this season and won 24, or 63.2%, of those games.
- Philadelphia has been chosen as underdogs in 26 games this year and has walked away with the win seven times (26.9%) in those games.
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LeBron James Points Prop: Under 25.5
- LeBron James posts 25.5 points, 8.1 assists and 7.2 rebounds per contest.
- Friday’s points prop for James is 25.5. That is equal to his scoring average.
- James has had 65 chances to hit the over on a point prop this season and came through 28 times.
- With 114.7 points scored per game and 112.4 points allowed, the 76ers are 14th in the NBA on offense and ninth on defense.
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Tobias Harris Points Prop: Over 17.5
- On a per-game basis, Tobias Harris gets the 76ers 17.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He also averages 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- Harris has racked up 17.1 points per game during the 2023-24 season, 0.4 points fewer than Friday’s points prop total.
- So far this season, Harris is 25-for-67 at scoring more than the total set for his points prop.
- The Lakers are ninth in the NBA with 117.5 points per game so far this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 23rd with 117.6 points allowed per contest.
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