A game after he put up 32 points in a 109-98 loss to the Nets, LeBron James leads the Los Angeles Lakers (22-8) at home against the Miami Heat (12-17) on Saturday, February 20, 2021. The Lakers are favored by 3 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. The matchup’s over/under is set at 212.5.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakers | -3 | -110 | -110 | 212.5 | -110 | -110 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles has come out on top in eight of its last 10 head-to-head matchups against Miami. The Heat have an advantage against the spread (5-3) when hitting the court against the Lakers.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2020 | Lakers | Heat | -6 | 215 | -263 | 212 | Playoffs | 106-93 LAL |
| 10/9/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -7 | 215.5 | -335 | 267 | Playoffs | 111-108 MIA |
| 10/6/2020 | Lakers | Heat | -7.5 | 218.5 | -336 | 272 | Playoffs | 102-96 LAL |
| 10/4/2020 | Lakers | Heat | -9.5 | 219.5 | -455 | 345 | Playoffs | 115-104 MIA |
| 10/2/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -10.5 | 216.5 | -625 | 463 | Playoffs | 124-114 LAL |
| 9/30/2020 | Lakers | Lakers | -4.5 | 217.5 | -196 | 162 | Playoffs | 116-98 LAL |
| 12/13/2019 | Lakers | Heat | -5.5 | 212.5 | -233 | 192 | Regular Season | 113-110 LAL |
| 11/8/2019 | Lakers | Lakers | -8 | 218 | -340 | 272 | Regular Season | 95-80 LAL |
| 12/10/2018 | – | Lakers | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 108-105 LAL |
| 11/18/2018 | – | Heat | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 113-97 LAL |
Lakers Betting Information
- Los Angeles has covered in just 14 of 30 matchups this season.
- When favored by at least 3 points, the Lakers have struggled to a 13-14 record ATS this season.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have converted the over just 12 times in 30 (40%) games this season.
Heat Betting Information
- Miami has covered the spread in less than half of its games, going 10-19 ATS.
- When they are at least 3-point underdogs, the Heat have not fared well, going 4-10 against the spread.
- In the majority of Miami’s games this year, the teams have not hit the over (14 out of 29 games, 48.3%).
Over/Under Analysis
- The Lakers and their opponents have scored at least 212.5 points — this matchup’s over/under — in 20 of 30 opportunities (66.7%) this season.
- Miami has played in 16 games this year (out of 29 total matchups — 55.2% of opportunities) where they and their opponents combined to score at least 212.5 points.
- The Lakers and the Heat combine to average 7.1 more points per game than the over/under of 212.5 set for this game.
- Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 216.4 points per game, 3.9 more than the over/under in this matchup.
- The Lakers’ average point total in outings this year is 218.2, 5.7 points higher than the total in this game.
- The average over/under in Heat games this season is 5.2 more points than the point total of 212.5 in this outing.
Lakers Leaders
- The Lakers points and assists leader is James. He puts up 25.9 points per game and dishes out 7.9 assists.
- Los Angeles is led in rebounds by Anthony Davis’ 8.4 per game.
- James knocks down 2.5 threes per game to lead the Lakers.
- Davis averages 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. Both numbers are team-highs for Los Angeles.
Heat Leaders
- Bam Adebayo leads the team in both scoring (19.8 points per game) and rebounding (9.3 rebounds per game).
- Jimmy Butler puts in work handing out assists and is Miami’s assist leader with 7.7 per game.
- Duncan Robinson is tops from three-point range for the Heat, knocking down 3.3 threes per game.
- Butler is at the top of Miami’s steals hierarchy with 1.9 steals per game and Adebayo leads the squad in blocks with 1.0 per game.
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