Lakers News: Odds And Lines As Grizzlies Series Moves To LA

Can Los Angeles avenge its paltry Wednesday showing?

Your Los Angeles Lakers aspire to notch a 2-1 series advantage against the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at Crypto.com Arena.

How do Vegas oddsmakers think they'll perform, you ask?

Well, according to The Action Network, LA is actually favored to win tonight, believe it or not. The status of Grizzlies All-Star point guard remains tenuous, as he is officially questionable to play tonight.

The Game Spread

Los Angeles is favored to win by five points tonight, an improvement over its 3.5-point spread to open the day. LA should have learned its lesson from an underwhelming 103-93 Game 2 defeat in Memphis on Wednesday, and will hopefully see its role players improve now that they're playing at home. Take Los Angeles to cover.

Anthony Davis' Combined Points + Rebounds

LA's star center has been the club's defensive stalwart throughout its postseason run thus far, but that hasn't always translated to incredible offensive numbers. Today, AD is projected to notch 36.5 combined points and boards. I'm skeptical he'll hit this number, but for LA to have a realistic chance at victory, he must. In his two games for the series thus far, Davis is averaging 17.5 points and 10.5 boards a night... far below his expected combined total for Game 3.

Malik Beasley's Total Triples

Admittedly, I've been pulling for the Lakers' new reserve swingman to have a big night in this series for a while. Perhaps playing within the friendly confines of Crypto.com Arena will galvanize a big night for him. His over/under for the evening is 1.5 triples. I'm saying he hits the over. For the playoff series to date, Beasley has seen his minutes slashed to just 11.5 a night. He's averaging just 3.5 points on .333/.200/1.000 shooting splits, which includes 0.5 made treys.

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