Lakers vs Spurs Odds, Picks, and Predictions Tonight: Wembanyama Runs The Block

Picks, odds, and predictions for the Lakers vs. Spurs game This evening, Wembanyama takes on the block.

Gregg Popovich has to thank God every morning to the Detroit Pistons these days. On Friday, December 15, they’ll get another chance to beat L.A., who might be missing some key players.

Because more people would be doubting the San Antonio Spurs, who are currently on a franchise-worst 18-game losing streak, if Motown wasn’t playing such terrible basketball.

It was very close for the Spurs to ending their losing streak toward the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Against all chances, the Lakers let the Spurs back into the game late. Instead, the streak keeps going.

They want to end the Western Conference’s longest losing streak on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns.

San Antonio is 3-19 on the season and 1-10 at home. They are coming into their game toward the Los Angeles Lakers having lost 17 straight games.

The Lakers are 14-10 overall and 4-8 on the road. They are playing the second night of a back-to-back set. Anthony Davis (adductor/hip) or LeBron James (calf) are both doubtful for Los Angeles.

The Lakers are the clear 3-point favorites on SportsLine for this game, which starts at 8 p.m. ET. In the most recent Lakers vs. Spurs odds, Vegas thinks that a total of 231.5 points will be scored. This is also known as the “over/under.”

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Los Angeles just finished a highly impressive run in the In-Season Tournament. They went undefeated and won the league’s initial trophy in the event.

In those seven games, the Lakers scored 19.0 scores per 100 plays more than their opponents. Also, the Spurs are not playing very well overall, so Los Angeles will be up against a team that is not strong.

San Antonio’s defense lets up 117.7 points per 100 plays. The Spurs also let up 14.1 3-pointers per game, which is 38.9% of their shots from that distance.

Also, San Antonio gives up almost 28 assists per game, or the Lakers put the pressure on their opponents by going for the basket often.

San Antonio has the worst offense in the league this season in terms of points scored per possession, with just 1.06 points scored per trip.

The Spurs are additionally very bad at making free throws and making field goals. They are also very bad at making 3-pointers, getting offensive rebounds, and turning the ball over.

Overall, Los Angeles’ defense is strong; they give up just 1.11 points per play. Also, the Lakers are the best at stopping free throws, letting opponents make just 19 per game.

The San Antonio Spurs were getting a lot of attention before the season because of young star Victor Wembanyama. The new player has done a great job, but the Spurs as a whole don’t have much luck.

It is important to bear in mind that the Spurs were sporting the second-worst record in the NBA last year and that Wembanyama was the only important new player.

The Lakers are off to a good start this season and just won the NBA title in the middle of the season.

The Lakers lost a close game with the Mavericks last night, which was their only game since winning the title.

So far this season, the Lakers are 12-13 against the spread. However, they have been much better lately, covering four of their last five games.

The Spurs are currently 8-14 against the spread, even though they are big favorites most nights.

The OVER has hit 14 of 22 times when betting on San Antonio’s game point totals, which is an interesting trend.

The Spurs had a pretty good start to the season, going 3-2 in their first five games. They’ve lost 17 straight games since then.