New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/12/2021

The Los Angeles Lakers (33-20) head into their game on April 12, 2021 as a 3-point underdog against the New York Knicks (26-27). A 205.5-point over/under has been set for the matchup.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: SportsNet LA

Betting Suggestions:

Knicks vs. Lakers Betting Data

Knicks Betting Data

• New York has a winning record against the spread this year, going 31-21-1 ATS.
• The Knicks have gone 4-4 against the spread when playing as at least a 3-point favorite.
• New York has gone over the point total less than half of the time, in 21 of 53 games (39.6%).

Lakers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 26-27.
• The Lakers have a losing record (18-19) when they're at least 3-point underdogs.
• Los Angeles has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 20 of 53 contests.

Point Total Insights

• In New York's matchups this season, the Knicks and their opponents have exceeded Monday's total of 205.5 points 29 times (54.7% of opportunities).
• In 39 out of Los Angeles' 53 games this year (73.6%), the competing teams combined for a higher point total than the over/under in Monday's matchup.
• The Knicks average 105.4 points per game against the Lakers' 110.2, totaling 10.1 points over the matchup's over/under of 205.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 210.3 points per game, 4.8 more than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average total for Knicks games is 209.9 points, 4.4 more than the over/under of 205.5 points for this contest.
• Lakers' games have a total points bet of 216 points this season, 10.5 points more than the over/under for this contest.

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, New York has won seven games against Los Angeles,

Knicks Players to Watch

• Julius Randle leads the Knicks in points, rebounds and assists, scoring 22.8 points, pulling down 10.7 boards and dishing out 6.1 assists per game.
• Reggie Bullock leads the Knicks in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.2 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Mitchell Robinson is New York's leader in steals, averaging 1.2 steals per game, while Nerlens Noel leads them in blocks with 2.1 per contest.

Lakers Players to Watch

• The Lakers' LeBron James puts up enough points (25.4 per game) and assists (7.9 per game) to sit atop the team's leaderboards.
• Andre Drummond grabs 12.9 rebounds per game (he also scores 17.0 points per game and adds 2.5 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Los Angeles rebounding leaderboard.
• James is reliable from distance and leads the Lakers with 2.4 made threes per game.
• Drummond (1.5 steals per game) is the steal leader for Los Angeles while Anthony Davis (1.8 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: Out (Ankle), John Henson: Out (Calf)

Lakers: Anthony Davis: Out (Achilles), LeBron James: Out (Ankle), Jared Dudley: Out (Knee), Wesley Matthews: Day To Day (Achilles), Marc Gasol: Day To Day (Hamstring), Kyle Kuzma: Day To Day (Calf)