Spurs-Lakers Lines Preview

The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at STAPLES Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Spurs were locked in a tight contest on Friday, but came away with a hard-fought 94-91 victory over the Nets. The 185 points went UNDER the posted total of 189. Tim Duncan had a big game for the Spurs, tossing in a game-high 30 points to go with 15 rebounds in a double-double performance. The Lakers put up 72 points in the first half on Thursday, as they crushed the Wizards 117-97. The Lakers covered the 14-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 208.5. Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with a double-double, tossing in 23 points to go with 14 rebounds. Pau Gasol added 18 in the win. Current streak: San Antonio has won 4 straight games. Los Angeles has won 3 straight games. Team records: San Antonio: 29-13 SU, 19-22-1 ATS Los Angeles: 34-8 SU, 20-22 ATS San Antonio most recently: When playing on Sunday are 10-0 Before playing Utah are 7-3 After playing New Jersey are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Charlotte are 5-3 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio's last 9 games on the road San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio LA Lakers are 19-2 SU in their last 21 games at home LA Lakers are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing San Antonio Next up: San Antonio at Utah, Tuesday, January 27 LA Lakers home to Charlotte, Tuesday, January 27