In the wake of Thursday’s 117-89 thumping of the Phoenix Suns in the desert, the San Antonio Spurs continued their trek as the best bet in the NBA. The Spurs, who entered the game as 15.5-point chalk, have now covered the spread in 15 of the 20 times they’ve been tabbed as double-digit favorites this season.
- The Spurs are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games on the road against the Lakers.
- The total has gone UNDER in nine of the Lakers' last 11 games at home.
- The Spurs are 7-0 SU and ATS in their last seven games with no days off between games.
Next up on the schedule for Tim Duncan and company is another road matchup against the lowly Los Angeles Lakers. Most shops have opened the Spurs as 14.5-point faves for the affair.
San Antonio has rattled off 13 straight victories to improve to 30-13 ATS—the best mark in the Association. They’ve dropped only one game since December 11, collecting 19 wins in that span.
The Lakers (9-35 SU), meanwhile, have been anything but a reliable play for sports bettors. L.A. is 18-26 ATS—the fourth-worst record in the league, and are 7-21 ATS versus Western Conference foes and just 7-9 ATS as home underdogs.
Lakers’ head coach Byron Scott has insisted he’s going to keep letting soon-to-be retired legend Kobe Bryant shoot at will, which is clearly hurting the team this year. Bryant is shooting a career worst 35 percent from the field.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sports bettors looking to pick the Los Angeles Lakers as their prediction for this matchup, they were listed earlier as 15-point underdogs on the betting odds board at Sportsbook. Those betting on the total over/under for points scored have seen that line set at 199 for Friday at shops such as Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 110-88 result in favor of the Spurs. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Los Angeles Lakers sit at 9-35 (19-25 ATS) on the season; in comparison, the San Antonio Spurs are currently 37-6 (30-13 ATS). Looking to bet on the points scored total? Los Angeles is 19-24-1 OU and San Antonio is 19-23-1 OU. This season the Los Angeles Lakers are 9-35 overall and 19-25 ATS against the number, while the San Antonio Spurs are 37-6 and 30-13 ATS. As for the totals, Los Angeles is 19-24-1 on the OU, and San Antonio is 19-23-1. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs San Antonio injuries news.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 28-rated Los Angeles Lakers and the No. 1-ranked San Antonio Spurs, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Los Angeles's No. 27-ranked offense (96.27 PPG) against a San Antonio Spurs defense that ranks No. 1 at 89.63 PPG. The Los Angeles Lakers have averaged 41.02% from the field per game, less than the San Antonio Spurs have managed so far this NBA season (48.99% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The battle between the Spurs and Suns didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Phoenix was handed a 117-89 defeat on Thursday at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
The Lakers endured a 112-93 loss at the hands of the Kings on Wednesday, despite a 18-point effort from Brandon Bass at STAPLES Center.
- San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games
- San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- LA Lakers is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
- LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
San Antonio at Golden State, Monday, January 25th
Los Angeles at Portland, Saturday, January 23rd
