Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs Prediction, NBA Odds
The Spurs return home after posting a decisive 128-115 win in Utah on Tuesday nigh, which comes on the heels of three straight victories on home hardwood. Conversely, the Lakers continued the streaky play that has marked their current season with a 127-100 loss in Phoenix on Tuesday that extends their current straight up losing streak to three games, leaving them just a half-game up in the Western Conference standings on 10th-place San Antonio.
The Lakers look to Wednesday’s contest perched as 2.5-point favourites on the NBA odds. The Spurs are a solid +100 bet on the NBA moneyline and the total is listed at 227.5.
Lakers vs. Spurs NBA Betting Odds
Wednesday night’s matchup marks the second of four regular season meetings between these Western Conference rivals and the Lakers’ second visit to San Antonio in two weeks. The Lakers tallied a 120-115 win over the Spurs back on November 15 to improve to 7-1 SU in their past eight head-to-head meetings. However, LA has covered just once in four dates with the Spurs and just 1-2 against the spread in three visits to Frost Bank Center.
The Lakers have also been a massive betting disappointment overall this season, failing to cover in each of their past five contests and going just 3-10 against the spread in their past 13 games including a 1-6 ATS run on the road. Conversely, the Spurs have covered in each of their four recent wins and have gone 4-3 SU in their past seven as underdogs by three or fewer points, 5-2 ATS.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers have suffered their worst beatings of the season in their past two games, falling to defeat by an average margin of 26 points in their losses to the Suns and Denver Nuggets. With those losses, the Lakers have now tumbled to 24th overall in the NBA with 117.5 points allowed per game and have given up 119.4 points per game while going 3-5 on the road this season.
LA shooters have converted a meagre 43.9 per cent from the field over the past two games while also averaging just 39.5 points after recess. Anthony Davis remains the key to the Lakers attack. The big man dropped 25 points and 15 rebounds, both team highs, in Tuesday’s loss and continues to lead the team in most major categories including points, rebounds, steals, and blocks.
LeBron James has scored just 18 points in each of the past two games while hitting just 42.4 per cent from the floor and has topped 20 points just twice in five road contests.
San Antonio Spurs
Victor Wembanyama once again padded his team-leading totals in Tuesday’s victory over the Jazz. The first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft fuelled the Spurs attack with 34 points and has now averaged 34.2 points per game over his past five outings.
Wembanyama has also been a force under the bucket, averaging a team-high 10 boards per game including a 14-rebound performance against the Lakers two weeks ago.
However, the status of Devin Vassell for Wednesday remains uncertain. The 24-year-old shooting guard has missed the past five games due to a knee injury after averaging a solid 16.3 points in his first four appearances and is expected to be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
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