The Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are ready for round two after L.A. earned a 123-116 home victory over Phoenix on Friday night.
LeBron James is coming off a heroic fourth quarter against the Kings that kept the Lakers undefeated at 3-0. Los Angeles scored 110, 123, and 131 points to start the season, so this is the hot start that they were looking for. This will mark the Lakers’ first road game of the year and they did not fare well last season finishing at 20-24 away from home.
The Suns are 2-1 in the early season with the lone loss against the Lakers. Phoenix followed that game up with a 114-102 home victory over Dallas in which Kevin Durant scored 31 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Durant became the 8th player in NBA history to eclipse 29,000 career points, joining LeBron James and six others.
With that said, let’s dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Lakers @ Suns
● Date: Monday, October 28, 2024
● Time: 10:00 PM ET
● Site: Footprint Center
● City: Phoenix, Arizona
● TV/Streaming: NBA TV
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Game odds for Lakers @ Suns
The latest odds as of Monday morning:
● Moneyline: Phoenix Suns (-164), Los Angeles Lakers (+138)
● Spread: Suns -3.5 (-110)
● Total: 228.0
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Probable starting lineups for Los Angeles and Phoenix
· Los Angeles Lakers (3-0)
PG D’Angelo Russell
SG Austin Reaves
SF Rui Hachimura
PF LeBron James
C Anthony Davis
· Phoenix Suns (2-1)
PG Tyus Jones
SG Devin Booker
SF Bradley Beal (GTD)
PF Kevin Durant
C Jusuf Nurkic
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Suns @ Lakers
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The Lakers are one of four teams that are undefeated ATS (3-0).
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The Suns are 1-2 ATS this season and finished 16-26-1 ATS (38.1%) at home last year, the fourth-wost mark in the NBA.
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Phoenix was 20-16-1 (55.6%) to the Under as a home favorite last year.
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Los Angeles was 15-13 (53.6%) to the Over last year as a road underdog.
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Anthony Davis is 3-0 to the Over points prop this season.
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LeBron James is 2-1 to the Under on his points prop this season.
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Devin Booker and Kevin Durant are both 2-1 to the Over 2.5 made three-pointers this season.
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Bradley Beal is a GTD after missing Saturday’s game.
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Notable Player Props for Suns @ Lakers
Highest Point Props
Anthony Davis O/U 26.5 Points
Kevin Durant O/U 25.5 Points
Devin Booker O/U 24.5 Points
LeBron James O/U 22.5 Points
Highest Rebound Props
Anthony Davis O/U 12.5 Rebounds
Jusuf Nurkic O/U 8.5 Rebounds
LeBron James O/U 6.5 Rebounds
Kevin Durant O/U 5.5 Rebounds
Highest Assist Props
LeBron James O/U 7.5 Assists
Devin Booker O/U 5.5 Assists
D’Angelo Russell O/U 5.5 Assists
Expert picks & predictions for Lakers @ Suns
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NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Under between the Suns and Lakers’ second meeting since Friday:
“I backed Anthony Davis Over 24.5 Points when these teams met on Friday and Davis turned in another impressive outing of 35 points and followed that up with 31 the following night against Sacramento.
While I’m tempted to run it back on Davis, the undefeated Lakers are playing its third game in four days and first road game of the season. This looks like a great spot to back the Suns, who lost to the Lakers 123-116 on Friday.
However, the Suns played on Saturday and beat the Mavericks (114-102), while the Lakers beat the Kings (131-127). This is also the third game in four days for Phoenix, so I expect tired legs and plenty of missed shots between the two teams.
The total for the previous meeting was 226.5 and flew Over with a 123-116 score. The books opened the total back up at 227.5 and 228.0. Give me the Under 228.”
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for the Suns and the Lakers:
· Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning towards the value of Phoenix’s ML (-164)
· Spread: NBC Sports likes taking Phoenix to cover the -3.5
· Total: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Total UNDER 228.0 points
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