The Los Angeles Lakers (19-14) hit the court against the Atlanta Hawks (18-16) as 3.5-point favorites on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET on NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE.

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Lakers vs. Hawks Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, SportsNet LA, and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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Lakers vs. Hawks Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 117 – Hawks 114

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Hawks

• Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-3.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (231.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 231.7

• The Lakers’ .485 ATS win percentage (16-17-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Hawks’ .441 mark (15-19-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• Atlanta covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point underdog or more 57.1% of the time. That’s more often than Los Angeles covers as a favorite of 3.5 or more (30.8%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Los Angeles does it in fewer games (45.5% of the time) than Atlanta (67.6%).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Hawks are 11-9, while the Lakers are 12-4 as moneyline favorites.

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are 16th in the NBA with 112 points per game this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 19th with 114.1 points allowed per contest.
• Los Angeles is averaging just 41.3 rebounds per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 44.3 boards per contest (20th-ranked).
• The Lakers rank 12th in the NBA with 26.5 assists per contest.
• Los Angeles ranks sixth in the NBA with 12.8 turnovers per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 16th with 13.8 forced turnovers per game.
• With 11.8 threes per game, the Lakers are 24th in the NBA. They own a 35% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks 19th in the league.

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Hawks Performance Insights

• On offense, the Hawks are the fifth-best squad in the league (117.9 points per game). But on defense they are fourth-worst (119.4 points allowed per game).
• Atlanta is the fourth-best team in the league in rebounds per game (45.8) and is ranked 18th in rebounds allowed (44.2).
• At 29.9 assists per game, the Hawks are third-best in the league.
• In 2024-25, Atlanta is 24th in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.5 per game) and fourth-best in turnovers forced (16).
• The Hawks are 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (13 per game) and 18th in 3-point percentage (35.5%).

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