The San Antonio Spurs have won three straight, seven of ten, while the LA Lakers beat the Rockets on the road for their seventh win in ten games. The second place San Antonio Spurs (43-20) play host to the first place LA Lakers (51-13) for some high flying NBA action. The Lakers lead the Spurs 7-3 SU. NBA oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Spurs as -3 point home favs over the Lakers with the over/under set at 194.5 points. Get your San Antonio Spurs vs LA Lakers Free NBA Picks in now at Sportsbook.com
The Lakers recently beat the Rockets 102-96 on the road thanks to a 37pt night from Kobe Bryant, while Pau Gasol added 20pts and Josh Powell chipped in with 17pts 9 rebounds. The Lakers will get starting forward Lamar Odom back for this game. Odom, held to 3.8pts over his last four games, missed Wednesday's win while serving a one-game suspension for leaving the bench during an altercation in Monday's loss in Portland. The Lakers are 11-4 SU in the second half of back-to-backs, including a 112-111 loss in their only previous trip to San Antonio on Jan. 14. The Lakers are 22-9 SU on the road 2-3 SU in their last five road games where they’ve averaged 98.6 ppg and given up an average 101.6 ppg
The Spurs recently beat the Bobcats 100-86 at home. Their top scorers were Tony Parker and Roger Mason with 21pts, while Tim Duncan added 18pts 11 rebounds. Ginobili resumed some basketball activities this week, but he's expected to miss his 13th straight game Thursday because of a stress reaction in his right ankle. With Ginobili sidelined, Parker has stepped up to average 26.1pts and 7.6 assists while shooting 51.6 percent from the field over his last nine games. The Spurs are 23-8 SU at home where they average 98.6 ppg and give up an average 92.4 ppg. They are 4-1 SU in their last five home games where they’ve averaged 97.6 ppg and given up an average 88.6 ppg. The Spurs are 33-28-2 ATS overall, 15-15-1 ATS at home and 15-15-1 over/under at home.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Lakers are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
- Under is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings in San Antonio.
- Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games.
- Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog of 0.5-4.5.
- Spurs are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
San Antonio Spurs vs LA Lakers Free NBA Picks
When: Thurs, Mar 12, 2009 8:00 PM ET
Line: Sportsbook.com
Pick: Lakers +3
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The Bottom Line: The Lakers just beat one of the hottest teams on their home court. Kobe is the man against the Spurs semi-weak offense. Go Lakers! Get your San Antonio Spurs vs LA Lakers Free NBA Picks in now at Sportsbook.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!
