{"id":32957,"date":"2025-01-03T09:35:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=32957"},"modified":"2025-01-20T20:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:42:09","slug":"atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers-nba-predictions-and-picks-today-for-1-3-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nba\/atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers-nba-predictions-and-picks-today-for-1-3-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers | NBA Predictions and Picks Today For 1\/3\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers meet tonight in a pivotal non-conference matchup with each facing multiple injury concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a breakdown of the game, including predictions and top betting picks from <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The GoldSheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, January 3, 2025<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM PT<br><strong>Broadcast:<\/strong> NBA TV<br><strong>Location<\/strong>: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moneyline Odds<\/strong>: Hawks +135, Lakers -155<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakers Recent Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After their 114-106 win at Portland, the Lakers will now host a Hawks team tonight who had their four-game winning streak snapped at Denver last time out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Davis missed last night\u2019s game as it was Max Christie who provided the supporting role for LeBron James scoring 28 points off 9-16 shooting and James scoring 38 points on 15-25 shooting overall and 7-10 from three-point range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis is listed as questionable for tonight\u2019s game but we\u2019re guessing the Lakers just held him out of action because it was the first leg of a back-to-back and will return against Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawks Recent Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the third of six-straight road games for the Hawks who are 7-4 ATS as a road underdog but just 4-10 ATS against non-conference opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both our power ratings and game line have the Lakers as 3-4 point home favorites, but it\u2019s worth noting that all of Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Bogdan Bogdanovic are listed questionable with Johnson and Bogdanovic missing their loss to the Nuggets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; 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Here\u2019s a breakdown of the game, including predictions and top betting picks from The GoldSheet. NBA Game Details Date: Friday, January 3, 2025Time: 10:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM PTBroadcast: NBA TVLocation: crypto.com Arena in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[1995,12537,12538,12539,12540,12541,12542,12543,1723,1640],"class_list":["post-32957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-anthony-davis","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers-picks","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers-prediction","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers-predictions","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-los-angeles-lakers-preview","tag-hawks-vs-lakers","tag-hawks-vs-lakers-picks","tag-lebron-james","tag-trae-young"],"basic_html":"\n<p>The Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers meet tonight in a pivotal non-conference matchup with each facing multiple injury concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a breakdown of the game, including predictions and top betting picks from <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"wt.buzz\/tgs\">The GoldSheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Game Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakers Recent Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>After their 114-106 win at Portland, the Lakers will now host a Hawks team tonight who had their four-game winning streak snapped at Denver last time out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Davis missed last night\u2019s game as it was Max Christie who provided the supporting role for LeBron James scoring 28 points off 9-16 shooting and James scoring 38 points on 15-25 shooting overall and 7-10 from three-point range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Davis is listed as questionable for tonight\u2019s game but we\u2019re guessing the Lakers just held him out of action because it was the first leg of a back-to-back and will return against Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawks Recent Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third of six-straight road games for the Hawks who are 7-4 ATS as a road underdog but just 4-10 ATS against non-conference opponents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Both our power ratings and game line have the Lakers as 3-4 point home favorites, but it\u2019s worth noting that all of Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Bogdan Bogdanovic are listed questionable with Johnson and Bogdanovic missing their loss to the Nuggets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW4BmaUWL7E?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hawks vs Lakers Betting Predictions and Picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lakers Moneyline (-155) or Lakers -3.5 (-105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>LA is on a current 8-3 ATS run so we\u2019re going to side with them as home favorites with Davis expected back and likely one of the three Hawks players listed questionable to sit out with this being the first leg of a back-to-back for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay Updated for More Betting Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Stay updated on the latest&nbsp;<strong>NBA betting insights<\/strong>&nbsp;and predictions at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wagertalk.com<\/a><\/strong>, where we provide expert analysis throughout the&nbsp;<strong>2024-2025 NBA season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch ALL of the NBA Free Picks Videos and Betting Reviews for the Week!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"love-what-you-see-sign-up-for-a-free-wager-talk-account\">Love What You See?  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