Los Angeles Lakers +3 (spread)

The injury sheet favours Los Angeles. Atlanta are without Asa Newell, Keshon Gilbert and Mouhamed Gueye, Henri Veesaar is out for the season and Jock Landale is questionable with a hip strain — four names missing against a shorter Lakers list that has Quentin Grimes out and Austin Reaves questionable through illness.

The honest worry is the schedule: a second night of a back-to-back on the road, and if Reaves sits the offence loses a creator. The market has this near enough level, though, so a three-point cushion on the healthier squad is worth having. The bet: Los Angeles Lakers +3.