Lakers vs. Warriors prediction: NBA Summer League semifinals odds, picks, best bets Saturday

Back to Sin City as the NBA Summer League action continues with the Lakers facing the Warriors on Saturday.
Summer League this year has provided us with some entertainment and concludes Sunday, though we still have the semi-finals to get through Saturday.
The Lakers have been among the favorites to win the Summer League for the last week or so, but they find themselves in a pick ’em against the Warriors (-115, Bet365).
Golden State has a strong Summer League roster that is led by Michigan Wolverine national champion Yaxel Lendeborg.
The Lakers are led by Texas undrafted free agent Arthur Kaluma, who has scored 20.3 points per game while shooting an insane 63.9 percent from the field.
They also have first-round pick Cameron Carr, who is a critical piece for the Lakers to develop considering they’ve traded all of their first-round picks for the foreseeable future.
Los Angeles has been an underdog in four straight games, winning all four while scoring at least 88 points in each contest.
Golden State has been a favorite of at least 3.5 points in its last four Summer League games, though the Warriors lost two of those contests.
Their offense is electric, averaging 93.75 points per game in those contests with at least 85 points scored.
They’re not the most defensively savvy squad, but they boast legitimate talent, as do the Lakers.
Given the amount of points these two teams score per game, the Over of 180.5 is absolutely enticing considering you’d need the two teams to average 90 points, which both are doing in their last four games.
Betting on the NBA?
The Over has cashed in all of the Warriors’ Summer League games, and I’ll take it to hit again.
I’ll also take a stab at Lendeborg to score Over 13.5 points, a number he has cleared in all but one Summer League contest.
PREDICTION: Over 180.5 total points (-105, DraftKings) | Yaxel Lendeborg Over 13.5 total points (-115, Underdog/FanDuel)
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