Lakers vs Hawks Prediction 11/9/2026 NBA Picks Today

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks duke it out at the State Farm Arena on Monday night.

Los Angeles Lakers Betting Preview 

The Los Angeles Lakers have been on fire as they’ve won nine of their first 11 games of the season and they are now riding a five-game win streak after outlasting the Pistons in a 121-116 road win last night. Austin Reaves led the team with 43 points on 14 of 27 shooting, Ziaire Williams and Collin Sexton each scored 17 points while Walker Kessler chipped in with 12 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks. As a team, the Lakers shot 50 percent from the field and 11 of 28 from the 3-point line as they dominated the first quarter by 38-14 to open to take an early 26-point lead and that proved to be crucial as they allowed the Pistons to cut their lead to just one point, before the Lakers responded with a crucial 10-3 late in the fourth quarter to escape with the narrow road victory.

Atlanta Hawks Betting Preview 

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have been on a nice run as they’ve reeled off five wins from their last six games and they will be gunning for a season-high fifth straight victory after sneaking past the Nets in a 124-121 home win on Saturday. Jalen Johnson led the team with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 11 of 17 shooting, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Aaron Wiggins each scored 20 points while Onyeka Okongwu chipped in with 16 points, five assists and four blocks. As a team, the Hawks shot 45 percent from the field and 12 of 46 from the 3-point line as they got off to a sluggish start and trailed by as many as 17 points in the first quarter which kept them trailing until they went on a crucial 10-0 run with just 1:44 left on the clock to steal the game at the end.

Los Angeles v Atlanta Free Prediction

The Lakers are still keeping an eye on Luka Doncic who is questionable for this one, while the Hawks are still missing Asa Newell and Keshon Gilbert with Jock Landale upgraded to questionable for this one.

The Lakers head into this contest in red-hot form and they would’ve taken plenty of confidence from their win over the Pistons despite missing Doncic who is still questionable with lower back soreness, but it’s going to be tough to replicate that effort on zero days’ rest against a Hawks team who have been flying under the radar so far with five wins from their past six games. This is definitely a game where you should check the lineups before tipoff given the injury cloud hanging over Doncic, but the Hawks’ recent four wins have come against lesser teams like the Pacers, Wizards (twice) and the Nets which isn’t anything to write home about, so I will stick with the red-hot Lakers to escape with a narrow win and cover at the short line.

Peter Tran's Pick: Los Angeles -2.5