Spurs-Lakers Lines Preview

The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at STAPLES Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Spurs were locked in a tight contest on Friday, but came away with a hard-fought 94-91 victory over the Nets. The 185 points went UNDER the posted total of 189.
Tim Duncan had a big game for the Spurs, tossing in a game-high 30 points to go with 15 rebounds in a double-double performance.
The Lakers put up 72 points in the first half on Thursday, as they crushed the Wizards 117-97. The Lakers covered the 14-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 208.5.
Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with a double-double, tossing in 23 points to go with 14 rebounds. Pau Gasol added 18 in the win.
Current streak:
San Antonio has won 4 straight games.
Los Angeles has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
San Antonio: 29-13 SU, 19-22-1 ATS
Los Angeles: 34-8 SU, 20-22 ATS
San Antonio most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 10-0
Before playing Utah are 7-3
After playing New Jersey are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Charlotte are 5-3
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio’s last 9 games on the road
San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio’s last 5 games
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
LA Lakers are 19-2 SU in their last 21 games at home
LA Lakers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Next up:
San Antonio at Utah, Tuesday, January 27
LA Lakers home to Charlotte, Tuesday, January 27

 

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