The set-up: This is the first time these teams have met this year. Phoenix has won eight of its last ten. LA has struggled without Anthony Davis in the line-up, but Dennis Schroeder recently returned and LA comes into this one now having won two straight. LeBron James struggled for the first couple weeks without AD, but the veteran has made adjustments and LA looks a lot better now.

The pick: And with a game tomorrow night at Sacramento, "The King" will look to take advantage of familiar surroundings and take on this challenge personally in my opinion. Note as well the the Lakers are 7-2 ATS in their last nine as a home favorite in the -1 to -2.5 points range. For this pick though, we're going to bypass the spread and instead lay the reasonable price on the "money line" for the Lakers to win this one outright.

This is a 10* GAME OF THE MONTH on the LA Lakers.