The San Antonio Spurs (11-45) and Los Angeles Lakers (30-27) meet at Crypto.com Arena Friday. Tip-off is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Spurs vs. Lakers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Tied 1-1
The Spurs are coming off a cover as 10.5-point underdogs in a 127-122 loss at the Sacramento Kings Thursday as the Over (243.5) hit. San Antonio is 1-9 straight up (SU) and 3-7 against the spread (ATS) over its last 10 games.
The Lakers snapped a 3-game SU and ATS winning streak with a 128-110 loss at the Golden State Warriors Thursday as the Under (244) cashed. L.A. closed as a 6-point underdog after news broke that F LeBron James (ankle) would sit; he’s expected to play Friday.
The Spurs are 2-0 ATS vs. the Lakers this season, and the Over has hit in both meetings. The most recent meeting was a 129-115 Spurs home win Dec. 15.
Spurs at Lakers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:46 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Spurs +360 (bet $100 to win $360) | Lakers -500 (bet $500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +9.5 (-105) | Lakers -9.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 240.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Spurs at Lakers picks and predictions
Prediction
Lakers 125, Spurs 106
Moneyline
The Lakers (-500) are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games and should easily beat the Spurs, but I can’t recommend risking $500 to win $100 on the ML.
PASS. Lay the points and/or bet the total instead.
Against the spread
This is more so a play against the Spurs. San Antonio has not covered in back-to-back games since Jan. 26-27, and it won’t be able to catch the Lakers sleeping since it won by 14 points in the Dec. 15 meeting.
The Lakers are a decent bounce-back team at 15-11 ATS after a loss this season and should have no trouble winning by double digits.
BET LAKERS -9.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Lakers will come out more focused defensively after allowing 129 points to the 28th-ranked team in offensive efficiency in the Dec. 15 meeting. The Spurs have scored fewer than 114 points in 9 of their last 11 games and the Under has hit in 10 of their last 12.
BET UNDER 240.5 (-105).
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