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Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs: The game of the night in Texas

The San Antonio Spurs are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers today at Frost Bank Center.

The Lakers are turning up the engines

The Los Angeles Lakers are 6th in the Western Conference with a 7-4 record, including 1-4 on the road. They have won the last three games and are coming off a 128-123 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers are sixth in the league scoring 117.6 points on 48% shooting from the field. Anthony Davis leads the team averaging 30.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

How good are the Spurs this season?

The San Antonio Spurs are 10th in the Western Conference with a 6-6 record, including 5-2 at home. They have won 3 of the last 4 games and are coming off a 139-130 win over the Washington Wizards. The Spurs are fifth in the league allowing 109.2 points per game and ninth allowing 45.6% shooting from the field. Victor Wembanyama is the best player on the team averaging 22.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

Betting Trends

The Spurs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games overall, and 2-8 SU in their last 10 games against the Lakers. They are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games against teams from the Western Conference and 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games against teams from the Pacific Division. San Antonio has played over the total point line in 5 of ntheir last 7 games ooverall and has stayed under in 5 of their last 5 home games played on Friday. The Lakers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against the Spurs, and 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road. They are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games played on Friday. Los Angeles has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference and 5 of their last 6 games against teams from the Southwest Division.

Prediction and Conclusion

We have seen two completely different faces by the Lakers this season, as they are undefeated in six home games and have only one win in five games on the road. Currently, they are on a good run, looking for the fourth straight win for the first time this season. The Spurs are pretty solid at home and are doing well even though their head coach, Gregg Popovich, is not with the team due to health issues. Victor Wembanyama is coming off a 50-point performance against the Wizards, and it will be interesting to see him going against Anthony Davis. Still, last year’s rookie of the year cannot beat the Lakers at this point, so we go with the visitors to cover the -2.5-point spread.