San Antonio Spurs (4-8) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7-6)
November 14, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Lakers -2.5; Over/Under: +221.5
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The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers meet Sunday in NBA action at the Staples Center. The San Antonio Spurs need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Los Angeles Lakers look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 109.9 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 109.2 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Dejounte Murray is averaging 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Keldon Johnson is averaging 15.4 points and 2.1 assists. Jakob Poeltl is the third double-digit scorer and Devin Vassell is dishing 1.7 assists. The San Antonio Spurs are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. The San Antonio Spurs are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.
The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 110 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 112.3 points on 44.7 percent shooting. LeBron James is averaging 24.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Anthony Davis is averaging 23.8 points and 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the third double-digit scorer and Carmelo Anthony is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.
The Spurs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Lakers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 home games and 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Spurs last 7 road games. The under is 4-1 in Lakers last 5 Sunday games. The Spurs are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
I’m really not trying to back the Los Angeles Lakers, especially in the favorite role, as everything with this team has felt like a chore. The Lakers don’t appear to be a good team right now. With that said, the Spurs have issues of their own, especially defensively. The Lakers are still the better team on paper, they’re at home, and we’re not being asked to lay much. Give me the Lakers and small chalk.
