Los Angeles at New Orleans

Los Angeles scored 133 points and won by 44 points in the only meeting this season on Dec. 7, but it didn't go OVER because New Orleans shot only 36 percent and hit just seven of 31 3-pointers. LeBron James scored 30 points in less than three quarters. The Lakers are 8-2 OVER their past 10 games and they are 40-19-1 OVER their past 60 road games. Also, the Lakers have gone OVER four straight following a loss, seven of nine as underdogs of 5.0.-10.5 points and and six of seven as underdogs overall. Los Angeles is 6-1 OVER its past seven Sunday games. Both teams average nearly 115 points per game and Lakers shoot 48.5 percent from the field compared to 48.2 for New Orleans, which figures to shoot better than the last meeting. Play the OVER.