{"id":33320,"date":"2011-02-03T06:55:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T14:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=33320"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:30:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:30:31","slug":"thursday-san-antonio-spurs-vs-la-lakers-picks-odds-3211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/thursday-san-antonio-spurs-vs-la-lakers-picks-odds-3211\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs vs. Lakers Free NBA Pick | Gambling Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NBA Betting \u2013 Thursday Picks &#8211; San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers<\/h2>\n<p>Before\u00a0<a href=\"\/nba\">nba betting<\/a> fans turn their attention to more sports betting events this weekend, we have the NBA doubleheader on Thursday night. It\u2019s time for our weekly hoops picks for NBA gambling action.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>CLICK HERE TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT SPORTSBOOK.COM AND BET $50 ON THE HALF TIME LINE FOR TONIGHT&#8217;S NBA MATCHUPS!!!!!!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SPURS vs. LAKERS<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Records<\/strong>: San Antonio (40-8 SU, 28-18-2 ATS) vs. L.A. (34-15 SU, 21-28 ATS)<br \/>\nTime:\u00a0Thursday 10:30 ET<br \/>\nVenue: Staples Center, Los Angeles<br \/>\nSpread: Lakers -3<br \/>\nOver\/Under: NA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/nba-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NBA\/matchups\/g5_summary_3.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> Click here for indepth NBA ATS Stats &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A possible advanced look at the Western Conference Finals is on the slate Thursday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers are the defending NBA champions and have the second-best record in the conference. San Antonio has possessed the best record in the league for most of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of offense. San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili is averaging 21.3 points over the last four outings. Bryant is averaging 37 points over the last three games.<\/p>\n<p>History. San Antonio\u2019s three regular-season wins against the Lakers over the past two seasons have been by an average of 18 points. That includes a 19-point victory last April at the Staples Center.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of defensive problems. San Antonio is coming off a puzzling 99-86 loss at Portland in a game that kicked off a 9-game road trip that could go a long way toward nailing down home-court edge throughout the playoffs. At 40-8 the Spurs have a 3-game edge oiver Boston for the best overall record, and after tonight\u2019s game against the Lakers they\u2019ll have 6 in a row against losing teams. That\u2019s the NBA. <!-- Affiliate Code Do NOT Modify--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.commissionaccount.com\/processing\/impressions.asp?btag=a_3953b_41\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Online Sports Betting at Sportsbook\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><!-- End affiliate Code--><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Lakers continue to struggle against all comers and no one can agree on whether the problem is age, boredom or the save-yourself-for-the-playoffs attitude that all veteran teams subscribe to. It\u2019s likely that LA and Kobe Bryant will want to make some kind of statement in this one, if only to show the Spurs that they\u2019ll have to go all out of the teams meet in a 7-game series in late May.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trends<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Under is 11-2 in SA last 13 overall.<br \/>\nUnder is 8-2 in SA last 10 vs. Western Conference.<br \/>\nSA are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall.<br \/>\nLAL are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 Thu. games.<br \/>\nUnder is 25-10-1 in LAL last 36 Thu. games.<br \/>\nLAL are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.<br \/>\nUnder is 20-7 in the last 27 meetings.<br \/>\nSA are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a nice PARLAY wager?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Best bets:<\/strong><\/em> Looking at the Heat to beat Orlando, with a solid play on the under as both teams continue to work to improve their defense. <\/p>\n<p>In the nightcap, Los Angeles should be a little worn down after being taken to overtime by the Rockets, and SA won\u2019t want to get the trip off to an 0-2 start. <\/p>\n<p>Spurs minus the points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Your Free $10 Bet Today at Sportsbook.com<\/strong> Visit the Bet Menu at half-time to place your bet. Everybody Gets a $10.00 Free Bet today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NBA WEEKLY GAMBLING PICKS!! \u2014&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our experts weigh in with this week\u2019s best Thursday night hoops NBA picks for gambling on all the action&#8230;tonight on the hardwood we get the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":28064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[4045,5595,8665,20992,20991,9273,9921,43988,43987,23957,23958,9282,43989,43990,23959,22581,37632,37631],"class_list":["post-33320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-free-nba-predictions","tag-nba-on-tnt","tag-nba-parlay-betting","tag-nba-parlay-picks","tag-nba-selections","tag-online-nba-predictions","tag-san-antonio-l-a-picks","tag-san-antonio-spurs-vs-los-angeles-lakers","tag-spurs-lakers-odds","tag-spurs-lakers-picks","tag-spurs-vs-lakers","tag-spurs-vs-lakers-odds","tag-spurs-vs-lakers-lines","tag-spurs-vs-lakers-predictions","tag-thursday-nba-picks","tag-thursday-night-nba-betting","tag-tnt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33320"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107213,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33320\/revisions\/107213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}