Lakers vs Heat NBA Odds

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The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 101-87 winner as they battled the Hawks on the road. The Lakers covered in the match as a 4.5-point favorite, while 188 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Miami was a 105-96 loser in its last match at home against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the 9?point spread as favorites, while the total score of 201 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 46-19 SU, 32-33 ATS
Current streak: won 8 straight games.

LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games

When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Dallas are 8-2
After playing Atlanta are 8-2
After a win are 9-1

Miami:
Team record: 43-21 SU, 28-35-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 5 straight games.

is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 12 games when playing LA Lakers

When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Memphis are 5-5
After playing Portland are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
LA Lakers at Dallas, Saturday, March 12
Miami home to Memphis, Saturday, March 12