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ESPN Senior Writer- Dr. André Snellings is a senior writer for men's and women's fantasy basketball and sports betting at ESPN. André has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Michigan. He joined ESPN in 2017 after a 16-year career as a neural engineer, during which time he was also a writer and analyst for Rotowire.
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ESPN Writer- Eric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men's and women's basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company.
All eyes will be on LeBron James and Luka Doncic as the Los Angeles Lakers (43-28) hit the road to face the Indiana Pacers (42-29) on Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The Lakers (-1.5, 235.5) enter Gainbridge Fieldhouse on a three-game losing streak after dropping their last game to the Orlando Magic, meanwhile the Pacers have won five straight games, taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves their last time out.
ESPN BET is offering an array of prop bets for the Lakers-Pacers game, and here are betting experts Andre Snellings and Eric Moody with the bets they like most.
For the latest odds, visit ESPN BET Sportsbook.
Bets we like
LeBron James over 31.5 total points and rebounds (-125)
James is probable to play his third straight game since returning from a groin injury and seems to have ramped back up to normal expectations. After scoring 17 points with six rebounds in 31 minutes in his first game back, he went for 24 points and six rebounds in 38 minutes on Monday. In the nine games James played before the injury, he averaged 28.6 PPG and 10.9 RPG in 36.3 MPG, going over 31.5 total points + rebounds in eight of those nine games. James has a good chance to bounce back to that level of production on Wednesday against a Pacers squad that allows the third-most rebounds to opposing power forwards and ranks below average in both points and rebounds allowed to forwards. -- Snellings
Tyrese Haliburton over 30.5 points, rebounds and assists (-125)
Haliburton has been on a roll lately going over this line in eight of his past 10 games. He has also averaged 14 field goal attempts, 6.7 rebound chances and 20.8 potential assists per game during that stretch. The Lakers have struggled to contain point guards lately, allowing the third-most assists per game to the position over the past two weeks. With the highest total on Wednesday's slate, this is a great spot for Haliburton to deliver. -- Moody
Luka Doncic over 7.5 assists (-130)
While Doncic has cleared this line in only two of his past five games, there's reason for optimism. He has averaged 16.6 potential assists in 35 MPG during that time frame and faces a Pacers team that has allowed the fifth-most assists per game to point guards this season. -- Moody