Bobcats vs Lakers NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Charlotte Bobcats and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at STAPLES Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Charlotte lost its last outing, a 120-80 result against the Nuggets on March 2. The Bobcats failed to cover in that game as a 6.5-point underdog, while the 200 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 90-79 winner on the road against the Timberwolves. They covered the 9?point spread as favorites, while the combined score (169) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Charlotte:
Team record: 26-34 SU, 29-29-2 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games
is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road

When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Portland are 5-5
After playing Denver are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles:
Team record: 43-19 SU, 30-32 ATS
Current streak: won 5 straight games.

LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Lakers are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of the LA Lakers last 22 games at home
LA Lakers are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games at home

When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing San Antonio are 9-1
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Next up:
Charlotte at Portland, Saturday, March 5
LA Lakers at San Antonio, Sunday, March 6