Point-Spreads.com has selected the Los Angeles Lakers (27-15 SU, 23-18-1 ATS) game with the Charlotte Bobcats (14-27 SU, 17-23-1 ATS) as its bonus play of the night when the two teams tip-off at 10:30 p.m. EST from Staples Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The game will be televised regionally by FSN-West.
A betting line favoring the Lakers with a -11-point chalk is available at Bodog.com with a 207-point total.
Los Angeles should be well rested coming off three good nights rest having played their last game on Tuesday, a 108-103 SU win over Golden State at home in the Staples Center. In the game, the Lakers failed to cover on the -7-point line ATS.
For the Bobcats, tonight’s game will be their second in three nights. On Wednesday they lost SU at home to the Pistons 103-92 and failed to cover the +6 ½-point line ATS. Over the last five games, Charlotte has lost three of five SU and has failed to cash ATS in three of its last five games.
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While winning three of their last five SU, the Lakers have not helped their backers failing to cash-in ATS in three of those five games. LA last covered the spread on Jan 17th in its SU win at San Antonio as a +9-point road underdog.
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The Lakers currently trail this season’s series with the Bobcats 0-1 after splitting last season’s series with Charlotte 1-1. This will be the 6th meeting between the two franchises with Los Angeles holding a 3-2 advantage in the all time series. In their first meeting of the season, the Lakers lost on the road to the Bobcats 124-133 in triple overtime to conclude a six-game road trip.
At Staples Center, the Lakers are 2-0 all-time against Charlotte. In their last meeting in Los Angeles in December of 2005, the Lakers rallied back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Charlotte 99-98. In that contest, Kobe Bryant scored 29 points while Lamar Odom came three points shy of recording a triple-double, finishing with seven points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Under head coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers are 1-2 against Charlotte.
In five games against the Bob Cats, Kobe Bryant is averaging 37.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists.
