The Lakers actually got a win Monday as LeBron beat his old team (Cleveland) 131-120, going for 38-11-12. This may not be as good of a spot for LA however, as they are 0-6 against the spread this season off an upset win as an underdog and 2-9 ATS off a win by 10 or more points.

The Lakers need the win though as they are just trying to make it into the play-in round. Currently, they have a three-game lead over 10th place San Antonio. Their opponents for Wednesday, the 76ers, have moved into the top four in the Eastern Conference, surging after the James Harden trade.

With Harden or Joel Embiid, the 76ers just beat the East-leading Heat, 113-106 on Monday. They have not lost back-to-back games since the Harden trade and have won 10 of 14 overall.

In the “Harden-era,” there had previously been two poor scoring efforts, one without him (⅗ @ Miami) and the other without Embiid (3/20 @ Toronto). Other than those, the Sixers have scored at least 110 points in all but one game since the trade. Both Harden and Embiid are expected to play Wednesday night (listed as probable).

The Lakers’ last three games have all gone Over the total with them averaging 126 PPG but also giving up 123.3 PPG. I expect this to be a high-scoring game as well. The Over is 20-8 this season when the Lakers face a team from the Eastern Conference. Go Over.