NBA Odds: Lakers Betting Favorites vs Warriors

The division rival Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors are set to renew hostilities on Monday night at 10:30pm EST when they meet at the Oracle Arena in a game that can be seen on ESPN. NBA odds makers have the Lakers listed as 8-point favorites against the Warriors, while the game's total is sitting at 224. Kobe Bryant went for 21 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double on Friday as the Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 102-96. The Lakers covered the 2.5-point spread as favorites in NBA betting odds while the 198 points went UNDER the posted total of 212.5 at online sportsbooks.

Andrew Bynum added 18 points for the Lakers, and three others netted 15 points apiece to lift the Lakers to their second straight win. "We played with a lot of poise," Bryant said after the game. "They got back into it but we never really got rattled. We just had to execute and take what the defense gives us." Heading into tonight's match-up on ESPN, the Lakers are 48-18 straight up on the season, 28-36-2 against the spread as betting favorites in NBA odds and 8-2 after playing the Suns.

Stephen Curry drained a game-high 35 points as the Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors 124-112 on Saturday. The Warriors won that game as a 2-point underdog in NBA odds while the 236 points sailed OVER the posted total of 232 at online sportsbooks. Monta Ellis poured in 31 points for the Warriors and Corey Magette netted 20 in the win. "Before the game we said just go out there and have fun and try and get a win," said Ellis after the game. "We made plays for other guys and got everyone involved. We got ourselves together and became a scrappy team."

Heading into tonight's game on ESPN, the Warriors are 18-47 straight up on the season, 37-27-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA odds and 4-6 after playing the Raptors. Golden State is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games while the Lakers are 8-1 against the spread in their last 9 games when playing on the road against the Warriors. The NBA betting total has gone OVER in 14 of the Lakers last 17 games when playing on the road against Golden State and OVER in 4 of the Warriors last 5 games. Vegas sports odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Los Angeles Lakers -8 favorites on the road against the Golden State Warriors with a total of 223.5.