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San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The fans at Staples Center will be treated to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Spurs as -1-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 224.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 108-90 loser at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (198) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for San Antonio, they were a 116-92 winner as they battled the Clippers on the road. The Spurs covered in the match as a +6-point underdog, while 208 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 12-18 SU,17-13 ATS
San Antonio is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-16 SU,12-20 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
LA Lakers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Lakers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Next up:
San Antonio home to Detroit Sunday, December 26
Los Angeles home to Brooklyn Saturday, December 25