Heat vs. Lakers predictions, odds, expert picks, latest stats and trends for January 15th

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It’s Wednesday, January 15, and the Miami Heat (20-18) and Los Angeles Lakers (20-17) are all set to take off from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

This is the final game of a 6 game road trip for Miami. They are 3-2 through the first five games. The Heat lost 109-98 to the Clippers on Monday night to snap a 3-game winning streak. Tyler Herro led the way with 32 for the Heat. The Lakers also played on Monday night. LeBron and co. lost to Spurs 126-102. It was the third loss in a row for Los Angeles.

The Heat are currently 9-11 on the road with a +2 point differential, while the Lakers have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest information on how to catch tips, odds, latest team performance, 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 re: Heat vs. Lakers today

  • Date: Wednesday 15 January 2025
  • Time: 10:00 PM EST
  • Website: Crypto.com Arena
  • Town: Los Angeles, CA

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Betting odds for Heat vs. Lakers

The latest odds from Wednesday:

  • Odds: Heat (+144), Lakers (-171)
  • Spread: Lakers -3.5
  • Over/Under: 217 points

That gives the Heat an implied team point of 107.78 and the Lakers 109.6.

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Expert picks and predictions for Wednesday’s Heat vs. Lakers game

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Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes the home team in this one: Los Angeles Lakers -4.5 (-125)
“The Miami Heat have been on the road since January 6th. Five matches without playing a game at home. Now they play at 10pm tonight in LA, in a game where LA will use the energy of the crowd and the unfortunate wildfires to push them to a win. The Heat are without Jimmy Butler and may well be without Bam Adebayo as well. Classic fade spot.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model provides for today’s Heat & Lakers game:

  • Money line: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a bet on the Moneyline.
  • Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the Miami Heat at +3.
  • Total: NBC Sports Bet leans to a game of OVER on Game Total of 217.

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Important stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Heat vs. Lakers on Wednesday

  • UNDER is 20-17 in Lakers games this season
  • The Heat are 9-12 against the spread on the road this season
  • The Lakers have lost 3 games in a row
  • Betting the Heat on the money line in all of their road games this season shows a 108% ROI

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