Atlanta at Los Angeles

Atlanta is rested while the Lakers played last night. The Hawks were a double-digit dog at Charlotte and covered, and underdogs of 10+ points off a home loss against an opponent off a road win by 10+ points are 125-77 ATS. They face a Los Angeles Lakers squad that is still trying to mesh all its new pieces. LeBron James is aboard, but the same problems this team faced last year (defense, free throws) are still dogging them. The Lakers are #25 in points allowed, #18 in field goal shooting allowed, while the offense is #27 from the charity stripe. The Lakers played last night in Sacramento, and this is the first time all season they've been a double-digit favorite. Los Angeles is on a 1-5 spread run at home, as well as 0-5 ATS against the Eastern Conference, so back the rested big dog. Play Atlanta.