Los Angeles Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets (29-17) will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers (23-24) on Tuesday.

The Lakers stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-107 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 20 and the Heat accounted for 15 fouls. They converted 15 out of their 33 shots from 3-point range. Miami finished 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 18 of 20 shots. Additionally, Miami grabbed 33 boards (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 1 block. Miami doled out 39 dimes and had 31 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 49.4% from the floor on 40 out of 81 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Lakers buried 24 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (36 out of 79) and converted 11 of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

LeBron James is someone who came through for the game. James finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins and totaled 11 rebounds. He racked up 33 points on 12 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a record of 23-24 for the year. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.3 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 45.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,136 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 35.0% on 3-point shots (569 of 1,628) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.3 points per game (7th in the league) while going 46.5% from the field.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on shots from distance while they are 27th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.7). The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,932 of 4,272) and they surrender 47.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,212 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Nets took a loss by a score of 136-125 when they faced the Timberwolves. With respect to cleaning the glass, Brooklyn permitted Minnesota to get 27 in all (10 offensive). They finished 43.8% from distance by hitting 14 of 32 and ended up going 26 of 31 from the free throw line (83.9%). The Nets allowed the Timberwolves to bury 48 out of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.2% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Nets shot 48 out of 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.5%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 15 of their 38 attempts (39.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 93.3%. The Timberwolves earned 9 fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Nets were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the contest.

Kyrie Irving ended up having an impact for the Nets for the game. He buried 11 out of 20 for the game giving him a rate of 55.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Irving racked up 30 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes in this game.

Brooklyn has a record of 29-17 this year. As an offense, the Nets are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Brooklyn has totaled 5,161 pts so far this year (112.2 per contest) and they snag 45.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.6 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. The Nets are committing 20.1 fouls every game while shooting 82.7% from the charity stripe.

The Brooklyn defense surrenders 32.7% on three-point shots (546 of 1,670) and their opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.1 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 8th and 15th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 19th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 109.8. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (5th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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