It’s Friday, January 3rd, and the Atlanta Hawks (18-16) and Los Angeles Lakers (19-14) will face off at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The Hawks’ four-game winning streak was snapped a few nights ago in Denver. Jokic und Co. schlug Atlanta 139-120. LeBron scored 38, including seven 3-pointers, in the Lakers’ 114-106 win over Portland last night. The win was their third in their last four games.

The Hawks are currently 8-8 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 and how to watch Hawks vs. Lakers live today

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2024
• Time: 10:30 p.m. EST
• Website: Crypto.com Arena
• City: Los Angeles, CA

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• Distribution: Lakers -4

This gives the Hawks an implied team score of 114.94 and the Lakers 117.02.

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Expert tips and predictions for Friday’s Hawks vs. Lakers game

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals.

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.

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from playing on the moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game ATS against the Lakers at -4.
• In total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game with the UNDER of the game total at 231.5.

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· The Lakers have won three straight home games against the Hawks
· Each of the Lakers’ last three home games against the Hawks have exceeded the total

· The Hawks are on a four-game winning streak

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