10* Lakers/Hawks UNDER (EXPRESS)

Both teams have been involved in several higher-scoring games of late, but the overall situation that each finds itself coming into this one, combined with the numbers/trends finally point to much more of a defensive affair this time around. LA is just 7-16 on the road after last night's humbling 135-119 loss at Houston as a 1-point favorite. Note though that LA has seen the total go "under" the number in three of its last four off a road loss as a favorite. Atlanta snapped a three-game slide with a 126-125 win over Toronto. Note though that the Hawks have seen the total go "under" the number in eight of their last 12 after playing to three or more straight "overs" in a row. With the Lakers coming in on the second game of the B2B, and taking into account the rest of the above-listed factors, everything does indeed point to the "under" as the correct call in this contest as far as the total is concerned!

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