Bet Jamaica NBA Preview — Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The Miami Heat 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 11½-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game’s total is sitting at 199.

The Heat were cooled off 114-96 by the Nuggets last time out as a 9-point underdog. The 210 points went UNDER the posted total of 211.

Dwyane Wade netted 25 points and hauled down 10 rebounds for a double-double in the loss.

Andrew Bynum went for 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the Lakers past the Hornets 110-99 on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles failed to cover as 14.5-point home favorites, while the game played OVER the 201-point total listed by sportsbooks.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 7 straight games.

Team records:
Miami: 10-8 SU, 8-10 ATS
Los Angeles: 14-3 SU, 8-9 ATS

Miami most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Sacramento are 5-5
After playing Denver are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
Before playing Phoenix are 6-4
After playing New Orleans are 8-2
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami’s last 9 games when playing LA Lakers
Miami is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami’s last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
Miami is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Miami
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Miami

Next up:
Miami at Sacramento, Sunday, December 6
LA Lakers home to Phoenix, Sunday, December 6