The 15-19 LA Lakers will be on a back to back as they face the 27-10 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from San Antonio is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home club San Antonio Spurs favored by -13 ½ points with an over under line of 212 ½ points. When the odds came out a few hours ago it was San Antonio favored by -13 points with an over under line of 212 points. There has been a ½ point move on the Spurs and over the total.
The teams met once this season back on November 13th and it was the Spurs with the 84-82 road win at the Lakers as a -1 point betting favorite. The game ended under 196 points.
The Lakers are 5-11 straight up on the road this season. They are on a four game losing streak after a 125-112 road defeat last night to the Houston Rockets as a +8 point underdog. The total came in at over 223 points. LA has allowed over 100 points in four straight games. They are 26th in the NFL in scoring defense by allowing over 101 points a game. The Lakers are suffering injuries to three of their big men as Pau Gasol is out with a concussion and Dwight Howard had a tear on his shoulder. Jordan Hill has a muscle tear on his hip. Without their big men last night the Lakers allowed the Rockets over 55% shooting from the field.
The San Antonio Spurs are 14-2 on their home court. They have lost two of their past three games all coming on the road. The Spurs are defeated by New Orleans on Monday night 95-88 as a -8 point betting favorite. The game went under 193 ½ points. San Antonio gave away the game with 19 turnovers which is very un-Spur like. They allowed the Hornets to make over 48% of their shots. The Spurs are the third ranked scoring offense in the league as they average 105 points a game. The two leading scores for San Antonio in Tony Parker and Tim Duncan both shoot over 50% from the field.
