Suns vs Lakers

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns on December 19. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

Still, the Lakers have been really bad playing on limited rest, going 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games playing on the second night of a back-to-back. LA is going to try and make this a shootout, it’s just a matter of whether or not the flesh is willing. The question is whether LA has the stamina to keep pace with Phoenix on offense long enough to hit the Over. Right now, the Lakers and the Suns have one of the largest scoring differentials specific to the second quarter in the NBA. A -9.5 spread is not reflective of its level of play of late, and it took 58 points for Phoenix to narrowly beat the Pelicans two days ago. He’s also begun to develop a nice pick-and-roll chemistry with LeBron, capable of picking and popping or rolling hard and finishing as he did many times against the Wizards last night. Though the Lakers performed admirably last night and I like their chances to steal the second quarter, Davis is an enormous loss for this team. On top of that, Reaves left the game early in the second half with an apparent ankle injury. But a new kind of test — a new level of opponent — comes tonight as they square off against the Phoenix Suns on the second leg of a road back-to-back. Los Angeles is one of the most top-heavy teams in the association, so losing its best player is about as devastating as it gets. Meanwhile, Booker usually spends the first few minutes or more of the second quarter on the bench. But without that explosion, the Suns were on the path to badly lose that game.

Action Network contributor Austin Wang previews how to bet Monday night's matchup between the Lakers and Suns.

In the two games he has missed this season, the Suns are 0-2 SU and ATS. They are 4-10-1 ATS against teams with an Offensive Rating better than league average and 3-11-1 against teams with a Defensive Rating better than the league average. The Suns are also 4-0 SU and ATS without Ayton this season. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. The Suns are no longer the dominant team they were for the past two seasons. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. They have a 13-3 SU record at home and are 10-6 ATS. They are 2-9 straight up and against the spread in that spot, per the Sports Data Query Language at Kyle Kuzma missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers narrowly escaped with the victory. However, the Phoenix Suns are not in a great spot with their injury report. They’ll travel overnight on a second night of a back-to-back and third game in four nights to play one of the best teams in the league. Depending on the price point, his rebound props could be worth a look as I can see him hitting double digits easily with his increase in minutes.

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The Phoenix Suns have announced their injury report for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

On Sunday night, they defeated the Washington Wizards 119-117, so the matchup with the Suns will be the second night of a back-to-back. At home, they are a very impressive 13-3 in 16 games, and the Suns are currently in the middle of a two-game winning streak. The Suns enter the night as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with an 18-12 record in their first 30 games.

While we already knew Lakers big man Anthony Davis was recently ruled out for a month with a foot injury, Suns shooting guard Devin Booker was just ruled out ...

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