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Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AdventHealth Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 218.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 116-98 result against the Heat on September 30. The Lakers covered in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami was a 116-98 loser in its last match on the road against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 214 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Miami:
Team record: 56-33 SU,47-40-2 ATS
Miami is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Miami is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 65-22 SU,46-39-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Lakers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Next up:
Miami home to Los Angeles Sunday, October 4