Lakers vs. Knicks: Can LA Secure Their 8th Straight Win?

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00:00a marquee matchup between two of the biggest markets in the

00:02sport. Los Angeles Lakers at home hosting the New York Knicks

00:07of course, LA that hottest team in the Western Conference

00:09winners of seven in a row. Now just a three point favorite on

00:14the FanDuel Sportsbook. So Vecchio answer it for us. Can

00:17the Lakers win eight straight tonight?

00:20I certainly think so. But I don't necessarily think this is

00:24going to be a back and forth barn burner. And we've seen the

00:28Knicks really struggle against teams above 500. And what has

00:31been the storyline for the Lakers over the past week and a

00:35half, two weeks since the return from the All-Star break. It has

00:38been their defense. It has been their defense that has been

00:41absolutely awesome. So I don't mind the game under this. I

00:44specifically like Jalen Brunson under 25 and a half points. The

00:48Lakers, they've held teams to 102 points or fewer in seven of

00:51eight games. They're not playing super fast, all this hype around

00:54Luke and LeBron and LeBron reaching 50k and all it's like

00:57all this is great. And the storylines and the rivalry, all

01:00these things are fantastic. But we have to look at this from

01:02perspective of where things are. The Knicks are, again, not

01:05playing super well as of late, like they're barely beating

01:08Miami when they're seven point favorites. They've been

01:10struggling against the Cavs. They've been struggling against

01:12the Celtics. This is not a matchup where they want to get

01:15out and run. So I like the game under and I like Jalen Brunson

01:18under.