The Los Angeles Lakers snapped a streak of six consecutive losses to open the season with a 110-103 home victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, while the Phoenix Suns earned a 116-113 OT victory against the Clippers in Los Angeles.

On Friday, the Lakers will continue their second home game of a three-game homestand to open the season, while the Suns will play their second straight game. The Lakers beat the Suns 3-2 last season, winning three straight meetings to open the year, while Phoenix won the last two.

That said, let’s dive into the match and provide some information and possibly some sweat.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest information on how to get the opening tip, expected lineups, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details and how to watch Suns @ Lakers

● Date: Friday October 25, 2024
● Time: 10:00 PM ET
● Site: Crypto.Com Arena
● City: Los Angeles, CA
● TV/streaming: ESPN

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Game Odds for Suns @ Lakers

Friday’s latest odds:
● Moneyline: Los Angeles Lakers (-120), Phoenix Suns (+100)
● Spread: Lakers -1.5
● Total: 226.5

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Likely starting lineups for Los Angeles and Phoenix

· Los Angeles Lakers

PG D’Angelo Russell
SG Austin Reaves
SF Rui Hachimura
PF LeBron James
C Anthony Davis

· Phoenix Suns

PG Tyus Jones
SG Devin Booker
SF Bradley Beal
PF Kevin Durant
C Jusuf Nurkic

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The best betting trends and insights you need to know ahead of time about Suns @ Lakers

· The Lakers went 41-46 against the spread last season and are 1-0 this year.

· The Suns are 0-1 ATS to start the season and were 35-49-2 ATS last season, ranking alone in third place ahead of Charlotte (34-48) and Atlanta (29-54).

· The Suns have won 7 of their last 9 games against Western Conference Pacific Division opponents.

· The Lakers’ last three games at home against the Suns have been under the total.

· The Suns were 17-30-2 ATS (36.2%) and were coming off a win last year and ranked second, only ahead of Charlotte (7-13).

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Notable player props for Suns @ Lakers

Highest point props

Anthony Davis O/U 25.5 points
Kevin Durant O/U 24.5 points
Devin Booker O/U 24.5 points
LeBron James O/U 23.5 points

Highest rebound props

Anthony Davis O/U 12.5 rebounds
Jusuf Nurkic O/U 9.5 rebounds
LeBron James O/U 6.5 rebounds
Kevin Durant O/U 5.5 rebounds

Top aid props

LeBron James O/U 7.5 assists
Tyus Jones O/U 6.5 assists
Devin Booker O/U 5.5 assists
D’Angelo Russell O/U 5.5 assists

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NBC Sportsbook Best Bet

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) wants Anthony Davis to go for 25+ points against the Suns:

“Anthony Davis went 11 of 23 from the field (47.8%) and 13 of 15 (86.6%) from the free throw line for 36 points against the Timberwolves in the season opener. Now he gets Jusuf Nurkic and a Suns team that lacks size and depth.

Nurkic played 22 minutes due to foul trouble (4 fouls), while Oso Ighodaro played 12 minutes and Mason Plumlee logged 14 minutes off the bench. None of these three should be able to slow Davis down.

Ivica Zubac recorded 21 points and 9 rebounds against the Suns, while Derrick Jones Jr. and Amir Coffey combined for 23 points. I played Davis Over 24.5 Points with -110 odds at DraftKings. Let’s get back-to-back wins over AD.”

Here are the best bets our model predicts for the Suns and Lakers:

· Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning towards the value of Phoenix’s ML (+100)

· Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards taking the points with Phoenix

· Total: NBC Sports is leaning towards a game on the Total MORE than 226.5 points

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