It’s Wednesday, January 15th, and the Miami Heat (20-18) and the Los Angeles Lakers (20-17) will face off at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

This is the final game of a 6-game road trip for Miami. They are 3-2 in their first five games. The Heat lost 109-98 to the Clippers on Monday night, snapping a three-game winning streak. Tyler Herro led the way with 32 for the Heat. The Lakers also played on Monday night. LeBron and Co. lost to the Spurs 126-102. It was Los Angeles’ third straight loss.

The Heat are currently 9-11 overall on the road with a point differential of +2, while the Lakers have a record of 5-5 in their last 10 home games.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest on catching tipoffs, odds, current team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, tips and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and team of experts.

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Game details for: Heat vs. Lakers today

• Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
• Time: 10:00 PM EST
• Website: Crypto.com Arena
• City: Los Angeles, California

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Heat vs Lakers odds

The latest odds from Wednesday:

• Opportunities: Heat (+144), Lakers (-171)
• Spread: Lakers -3.5
• Over/Under: 217 points

This gives the Heat an implied team score of 107.78 and the Lakers 109.6.

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Expert tips and predictions for Wednesday’s Heat vs. Lakers game

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Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes the home team in this game: Los Angeles Lakers -4.5 (-125)
“The Miami Heat have been on a road trip since January 6th. Five games without a home game. Now they play in LA tonight at 10pm, in a game where LA will want to use the energy of the crowd and the unfortunate wildfires to carry them to a victory. The Heat are without Jimmy Butler and possibly Bam Adebayo as well. Classic fade spot.”

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Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for today’s Heat & Lakers game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from playing on the moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward a game ATS on the Miami Heat at +3.
• In total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game with the OVER at the game total of 217.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Heat vs. Lakers on Wednesday

• The under is 20-17 in Lakers games this season
• The Heat are 9-12 on the road this season
• The Lakers have lost 3 games in a row
• Betting the Heat on the moneyline in all of their away games this season would yield a 108% return on investment

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