Hawks vs Lakers prediction NBA · Tuesday, January 13
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (23-14) host the Atlanta Hawks (20-21) on Tuesday, January 13 at 10:30 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Hawks 116 – Lakers 141. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Lakers a 52% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Lakers are 10-7 at home and the Hawks are 13-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Lakers and 5-5 for the Hawks (current streaks: Lakers L3, Hawks W3).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Lakers 117 – 116 Hawks, a margin of about 0.8 points in favor of the Lakers and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game. The Lakers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Hawks need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hawks' offense (118.3 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Lakers' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ATLLAL
Top performers
Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG · #726pts / game
Jalen JohnsonF · #16assists
Dyson DanielsG · #58reboundsLakers
LeBron JamesF · #2331pts / game
Luka DoncicG · #7712assists
Deandre AytonC · #818reboundsRecent form
ATLLAL
LAL
Team comparison
| ATL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | Record | 23-14 |
| 118.3 | Points scored / game | 115.2 |
| 118.6 | Points allowed / game | 115.4 |
| -0.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.2 |
| W3 | Current streak | L3 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 13-10 road | Home / road record | 10-7 home |
| 40-42 (-1.1) | Last season | 50-32 (+1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Hawks
Injury report Lakers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.