Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/08/25

It turns out that it’s possible to have a good record with one of your star players out for a long time. With 5 wins in a row and a 7-2 SU record, the Lakers are one of the elite teams right now. Luka Doncic has wowed everyone with his masterful play, but let’s not underestimate the contributions by Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton. L.A. now heads to Atlanta to tip off a 5-game road trip; getting off to a winning start will be crucial as they look forward to facing OKC and Milwaukee next week. Doncic always seems to do well against the team that drafted him and then decided to trade away his rights. His average over the last 10 H2H meetings reads 28.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game.

This will be a second game in 2 nights for the Hawks, who just lost a tough one at home to Toronto 109-97 on Friday. All those people saying they are a better team without Trae Young look foolish now. Atlanta failed to clear the 100-point mark for the first time this season — not ideal with one of the highest-scoring teams in the league coming to town. As has been the case in previous years, the Hawks’ main issue is on the defensive end. They have improved a lot when defending the 3-ball, but has come at a cost since they give up the fifth-most rebounds per game. Efficiency has also been an issue on the offensive end; the Hawks are only 24th in the NBA by averaging 111.7 points per 100 possessions.

It has been 2 seasons since the Lakers won a road game in Atlanta. They are in a really solid groove right now, facing a team playing on a back end of a back-to-back without their best player. Logic tells us this should be all Lakers, so I’m backing the road squad.

Lakers vs Hawks prediction: Los Angeles -3.5 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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