Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs 11/25/19 NBA Odds, Preview and Prediction

The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a hot start. The Purple and Gold are 14-2 SU on the season and have the best record in the NBA as of Sunday, November 24, 2019. Los Angeles has won seven straight games heading to San Antonio and this is their second seven-game winning streak of the season. The San Antonio Spurs have finally snapped their longest losing streak since 1989. The Spurs lost eight consecutive games before finally registering a win against the New York Knicks on Saturday night. San Antonio is 6-11 SU on the season and is in 4th place in the Southwest Division.

Seven-Game Win Streak, Again

The Los Angeles Lakers have won seven straight games and they are on their second seven-game winning streak of the season. The Lakers got a strong challenge from Ja Morant and the Grizzlies before pulling off a close 109-108 victory at Memphis last Saturday night.

LeBron James led the Lakers with 30 points while Anthony Davis added 22 points to lead Los Angeles. Rajon Rondo, who was fined $35K for his actions in their game against the Thunder, added 14 points and six assists while Dwight Howard had 10 points and 9 rebounds off the Lakers’ bench.

Los Angeles ranks 13th in the NBA in scoring at 111.9 points per game this season and they have the fourth-best scoring defense in the league at 103.1 points per game allowed. Los Angeles is the 5th best passing team overall at 26.5 assists per game and they are also 17th in rebounding at 45.5 boards grabbed per contest.

Losing Streak is Over

The San Antonio Spurs’ longest losing streak in 22 years is finally over. Last Saturday, the Spurs got off to a fast start and led by 28 points in the third quarter before cruising to a 111-104 victory over the New York Knicks at the Madison Square Garden. The Spurs traveled to the Big Apple carrying an eight-game losing streak.

LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 23 points while DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Trey Lyles came off the bench to contribute 12 points in 15 minutes of action for the Spurs who played without guard Dejounte Murray who sat out the game to rest his right knee.

The Spurs are 11th in the league in scoring at 112.8 points per game but they have the 7th worst scoring defense in the NBA at 115.4 points per game allowed. San Antonio ranks 13th off the glass with an average of 46.2 rebounds per game and they are 16th in passing at 24.1 assists per game this season.

Who Wins?

The Lakers are 14-1 SU in their last 15 games played. Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in seven road games played this season. The Spurs are 1-8 SU in their last nine games played and San Antonio is 4-4 SU in eight home games played this season. Head to head, the Lakers are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played against the Spurs. San Antonio is 11-5 SU in their last 16 home games against Los Angeles. The Spurs are the NBA betting underdogs in this game.

The Lakers are red hot to start the season and they are the owners of the best record in the league. However, it hasn’t been that easy. Four out of the Lakers’ last five wins have come by five points or fewer and these were games against the Hawks, Thunder (twice) and the Grizzlies.

San Antonio has just ended its longest losing streak in the Gregg Popovich era. The Spurs went to New York allowing 116.1 points per game but they were able to hold the Knicks to under 100 points before the final 10 seconds of the game. If the Spurs can play the same kind of defense against the Lakers, this should be a good one.

The Lakers have relied on their stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis to deliver victories for them. Los Angeles has the best record in the NBA but they aren’t playing like invincible teams. It’s just that they have stars like Bron and AD to go to down the stretch when they need the points.

San Antonio returns home after their road trip and they are playing with renewed confidence after ending their 8-game skid. However, they are facing a Los Angeles team that is also high on confidence right now. I think the Spurs give the Lakers a good fight at their home floor but just like we’ve seen in the recent Los Angeles games, it’s either LeBron or AD who bails out the Lakers here.

Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers

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Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in their last five games played. The Lakers are 3-4 ATS in seven road games played this season and 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Western Conference. San Antonio is also 1-4 ATS in their last five games played and are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games played at home. The Spurs are 1-5 ATS in their last six games played against the Western Conference. Head to head, Los Angeles is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played against San Antonio.

Both these teams have struggled against the spread to start the season but I don’t like the way the Lakers have been winning games as they are allowing opponents to stay close to them and then just lean on their starts to win the game down the stretch. In this game, I will have to go with the Lakers who have topped their recent head to head series and who is playing much better this season.

Prediction: Lakers -5

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The total has gone over in three out of the last four games played by the Lakers. Los Angeles has seen the total go over in four out of their seven road games played this season. The total has gone over in five out of the last seven games played by the Spurs. The over is 5-2-1 in San Antonio’s eight home games played this season and the over is 5-2 in their last seven November games. Head to head, the over is 6-4 in the last 10 games played between the Lakers and Spurs.

These teams have combined to score an average of 223.7 points per game in their last 10 games and 228.67 points in their last three head to head meetings. The Lakers’ defense has allowed at least 107 points in five out of their last eight games played. The Spurs limited the Knicks to 104 points in their last game but are still in the bottom 10 in scoring defense this season. I like the teams to hit the over in this game.

Prediction: Over 223

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