Warriors at Lakers: Take Los Angeles -6.5 on Opening Night

The Lakers open a new era at home on Wednesday night, and the opponent arriving at Crypto.com Arena is held together by one healthy superstar and an injury report.

Betting angle

Lakers -6.5 (-110). Golden State is without Jimmy Butler, Kristaps Porzingis, Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski, and Stephen Curry is probable while playing through a sprained right ankle from practice. The Warriors went 15-26 on the road last season and 13-26 in the games Curry missed. Across from them, Doncic averaged 33.5 points last season, the Lakers went 28-13 at home and the building gets the first night of the Doncic era. A thin road rotation against a motivated home favorite is a lay, not a lean.

Watch Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.