A pair of the league’s top scorers — Devin Booker (ninth, 28.0 points per game) and Anthony Davis (10th, 27.4) — face off when the Phoenix Suns (18-12) host the Los Angeles Lakers (13-16) on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET on NBA TV, BSAZ, and SportsNet LA.
The Suns hit the court as 8.5-point favorites against the Lakers. The over/under for the game is 230.5.
Suns vs. Lakers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Phoenix -8.5
- Total: 230.5
- Moneyline: Phoenix -344, Los Angeles +277
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Lakers at Suns odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 8.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (230.5)
- Prediction:
Suns 119 – Lakers 110
- Phoenix has come away with 15 wins in the 24 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
- This season, Phoenix has come away with a win five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -344 or better on the moneyline.
- Phoenix has an implied victory probability of 77.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Los Angeles is 7-13 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35% of those games).
- Los Angeles has gone 1-2 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +277 or longer (33.3%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Los Angeles has an implied win probability of 26.5%.
- The Suns put up 115.4 points per game, only 0.9 fewer points than the 116.3 the Lakers give up.
- When Phoenix scores more than 116.3 points, it is 9-4 against the spread and 9-4 overall.
- Los Angeles is 6-7 against the spread and 6-7 overall when allowing fewer than 115.4 points.
- The Lakers put up an average of 115.5 points per game, just 4.7 more points than the 110.8 the Suns give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 110.8 points, Los Angeles is 11-7-1 against the spread and 12-7 overall.
- Phoenix’s record is 13-8 against the spread and 15-6 overall when it allows fewer than 115.5 points.
- The Suns are the NBA’s ninth-ranked scoring team (115.4 PPG), while the Lakers rank 25th in points per game allowed (116.3) in the league.
- The eighth-ranked scoring NBA team (115.5 PPG) is Los Angeles, while the Phoenix squad ranks seventh in the league defensively (110.8 PPG).
- The Suns have totaled 136 more points than their opponents this season (4.6 per game on average), while the Lakers have been out-scored by 23 total points (0.8 per game average differential).